Chiral and helical phase transitions in quasi-1D molecular magnets
Year: 2005
Authors: Cinti F., Affronte M., Lascialfari A., Barucci M., Olivieri E., Pasca E., Rettori A., Risegari L., Ventura G., Pini M.G., Cuccoli A., Roscilde T., Caneschi A., Gatteschi D., Rovai D.
Autors Affiliation: INFM and Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitą di Firenze, via Sansone, I, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy; INFM – S3 National Research Center, Universitą di Modena, I-41100 Modena, Italy; INFM and Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitą di Pavia, I-27100 Pavia, Italy; Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi, Sezione di Firenze, CNR, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy; University of Southern California, Dept. of Physics, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0484, United States; INSTM and Dipartimento di Chimica, Universitą di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Abstract: We review recent experimental data obtained with quasi-one-dimensional (1D) molecular magnets Gd(hfac)3NITR. For Gd(hfac)3NITiPr the results can be coherently explained only in terms of the Villain\’s conjecture: a chiral order at intermediate temperatures and helical order at low temperatures. In the case of weakly frustrated molecular magnetic chain compounds Gd(hfac)3NITPh, new specific heat measurements show the presence of a phase transition to the three-dimensional (3D) helical order, observed at T ~ 0.63 K. In the temperature range 25-250 mK the experimental specific heat data are reproduced very well by a simple spin wave theory.
Journal/Review: POLYHEDRON
Volume: 24 (16-17) Pages from: 2568 to: 2572
KeyWords: Chiral and helical order; Low-dimensional systems; Molecular magnets; Phase transitions; Specific heat measurements; Spin wavesDOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2005.03.124Citations: 5data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-12-08References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click hereConnecting to view citations from IsiWeb: Click here