The Herbertsmithite Hamiltonian: μSR measurements on single crystals.

J Phys Condens Matter

TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T2A3, Canada.

Published: April 2011

We present transverse field muon spin rotation/relaxation measurements on single crystals of the spin-1/2 kagome antiferromagnet Herbertsmithite. We find that the spins are more easily polarized when the field is perpendicular to the kagome plane. We demonstrate that the difference in magnetization between the different directions cannot be accounted for by Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya-type interactions alone and that anisotropic axial interaction is present.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/23/16/164207DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

measurements single
8
single crystals
8
herbertsmithite hamiltonian
4
hamiltonian μsr
4
μsr measurements
4
crystals transverse
4
transverse field
4
field muon
4
muon spin
4
spin rotation/relaxation
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!