Published November 2023 | Version v1
Journal article

Observation of topological Z2-vortex fluctuations in the frustrated Heisenberg magnet NaCrO2

  • 1. LMN Science Laboratory (Japan)

Description

Spin fluctuations in the triangular-lattice Heisenberg antiferromagnet NaCrO2 are investigated by means of quasi-elastic neutron scattering with high energy resolution and a wide energy band. Two components with the following features are captured separately. They are pronounced at intermediate temperatures of 20 to 50 K. One, with quite an extended lifetime corresponding to ∼0.001Eex (Eex is the exchange energy), nearly disappears at low temperature (10 K), and the other, with an extended lifetime of ∼0.01Eex, survives there, identified as the free Z2 vortex and Z2-vortex pair, respectively, in agreement with the Z2-vortex theory. (author)

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Original title (Japanese)
フラストレートハイゼンベルク磁性体NaCrO2におけるトポロジカルなZ2渦揺らぎの中性子散乱による観測

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Hamon (Online)
Journal Volume
33
Journal Issue
4
Series
雑誌名:波紋
Journal Page Range
p. 138-141
ISSN
1884-636X

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Notes
27 refs., 4 figs., 1 tab.