We report 63Cu nuclear magnetic resonance and muon spin rotation measurements on the S = 1/2 antiferromagnetic Heisenberg spin chain compound Sr1.9Ca0.1CuO3. An exponentially decreasing spin-lattice relaxation rate T −1 1 indicates the opening of a spin gap. This behavior is very similar to what has been observed for the cognate zigzag spin chain compound Sr0.9Ca0.1CuO2, and it confirms that the occurrence of a spin gap upon Ca doping is independent of the interchain exchange coupling J . Our results therefore suggest that the appearance of a spin gap in an antiferromagnetic Heisenberg spin chain is induced by a local bond disorder of the intrachain exchange coupling J . A low-temperature upturn of T −1 1 evidences growing magnetic correlations. However, zero-field muon spin rotation measurements down to 1.5 K confirm the absence of magnetic order in this compound, which is most likely suppressed by the opening of the spin gap.

Spin gap in the single spin- 12 chain cuprate Sr1.9 Ca0.1 CuO3

SANNA, SAMUELE;
2014-01-01

Abstract

We report 63Cu nuclear magnetic resonance and muon spin rotation measurements on the S = 1/2 antiferromagnetic Heisenberg spin chain compound Sr1.9Ca0.1CuO3. An exponentially decreasing spin-lattice relaxation rate T −1 1 indicates the opening of a spin gap. This behavior is very similar to what has been observed for the cognate zigzag spin chain compound Sr0.9Ca0.1CuO2, and it confirms that the occurrence of a spin gap upon Ca doping is independent of the interchain exchange coupling J . Our results therefore suggest that the appearance of a spin gap in an antiferromagnetic Heisenberg spin chain is induced by a local bond disorder of the intrachain exchange coupling J . A low-temperature upturn of T −1 1 evidences growing magnetic correlations. However, zero-field muon spin rotation measurements down to 1.5 K confirm the absence of magnetic order in this compound, which is most likely suppressed by the opening of the spin gap.
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