Field-induced length changes in the spin-liquid candidate κ-(BEDT-TTF) 2Cu 2(CN) 3
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2012-05-01
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Manna, Rudra Sekhar
de Souza, Mariano [UNESP]
Schlueter, John A.
Lang, Michael
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Measurements of the coefficient of thermal expansion on the spin-liquid candidate κ-(BEDT-TTF) 2Cu 2(CN) 3 have revealed distinct and strongly anisotropic lattice effects around 6 K - a possible spin liquid instability. In order to study the effects of a magnetic field on the low-temperature spin-liquid state, dilatometric measurements have been conducted both as a function of temperature at B = const. and as a function of field at T = const. While the 6 K anomaly is found to be insensitive to magnetic fields B ≤ 10 T, the maximum field applied, surprisingly strong B -induced effects are observed for magnetic fields applied along the in-plane b-axis. Above a threshold field of 0.5 T < B c ≤ 1 T, a jump-like anomaly is observed in the b-axis lattice parameter. This anomaly, which is located at 8.7 K at B = 1 T, grows in size and shifts to lower temperatures with increasing the magnetic field. Although the anomaly bears resemblance to a first-order phase transition, the lack of hysteresis suggests otherwise. © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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Phase transition, Quantum magnetism, Spin liquid, Thermodynamic measurements, Anisotropic lattices, BEDT-TTF, Dilatometric measurements, Field-induced, First-order phase transitions, Low temperatures, Spin liquids, Spin-liquid, Threshold fields, Liquids, Phase transitions, Magnetic fields
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Physica Status Solidi (C) Current Topics in Solid State Physics, v. 9, n. 5, p. 1180-1182, 2012.