Spin excitations in the antiferromagnetNa Ni O 2
Author(s) -
S. de Brion,
Céline Darie,
Michael Holzapfel,
Diyar Talbayev,
L. Mihály,
Ferenc Simon,
A. Jánossy,
G. Chouteau
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
physical review b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-4489
pISSN - 1098-0121
DOI - 10.1103/physrevb.75.094402
Subject(s) - antiferromagnetism , spins , condensed matter physics , anisotropy , physics , ion , spin (aerodynamics) , magnetic anisotropy , quantum mechanics , magnetic field , magnetization , thermodynamics
In NaNiO2, Ni3+ ions form a quasi two dimensional triangular lattice of S =1=2 spins. The magnetic order observed below 20K has been described as an Atype antiferromagnet with ferro- magnetic layers weakly coupledantiferromagnetically. We studied the magnetic excitations with the electronspin resonance for frequencies 1-20 cm-1, in magnetic fields up to 14 T. Thebulk of the results are interpreted in terms of a phenomenological modelinvolving bi-axial anisotropy for the spins: a strong easy-plane term, and aweaker anisotropy within the plane. The direction of the easy plane isconstrained by the collective Jahn-Teller distortion occurring in this materialat 480 K
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