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Neutrons for Quantum Magnetism Bella Lake Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin, Germany Berlin Technical University, Germany B. Lake; Tartu, Sept 2017 Oliver Pieper, Kolloquium, 28. Mai 2010 Outline Conventional Magnets Long-range magnetic order and
Oliver Pieper, Kolloquium, 28. Mai 2010
s1 s3 s4 s2 S=s1+ s2+ s3+ s4+...
|S|2=S(S+1)=35/4
Sz=+5/2 Sz=+3/2 Sz=+1/2 Sz=-1/2 Sz=-3/2 Sz=-5/2
J1 J2 J1 J2 J1 J1 J2 J1 J2 J1 J2 J2 J3 J3 J3 J3 J3 J3 J3 J3 J3 J3
, ,
n m n m n m
, , x x y y z z n m n m n m n m n m
Real Space
J1 J0 J1 J1 J0 J1
c b
Nuclear Bragg peaks Magnetic Bragg peaks
(0,0,0) (0,0,1) (0,0,1.5) (0,0,0.5) (0,1,0) (0,2,0) (0,0,2) (0,1,1.5) (0,1,0.5) (0,2,1.5) (0,2,0.5)
Temperature (K) 20 40 60 80 Intensity (~<S>2) 10 20 30 40
TN= 50 K
Reciprocal Space
, , z z n m n m n m n m n m
, , ,
x x y y z z n m n m n m n m n m n m n m
n m n m n
, ,
, , z z n m n m n m n m n m
Spin Up () Sz=+1/2 Spin Down () Sz=-1/2
Sz=+5/2 Sz=+3/2 Sz=+1/2 Sz=-1/2 Sz=-3/2 Sz=-5/2
S1=1/2 Sz=1/2 S2=1/2 Sz=-1/2 S1=1/2 Sz=1/2 S2=1/2 Sz=1/2
1,2 1 2 1 2 1 2 z z
1,2 1 2 1 2
1,2 1 2 1 2 1 2
J0 J1 J0 J1
, , z z n m n m n m n m n m
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2 2 2 2 2
i f i f i f
i f
Incident neutrons scattered neutrons 2 kf ki Q ki Wavevector transfer 2 kf ki Q
i f
2 kf ki Q Neutron loses energy An excitation is created kf ki Q 2 Neutron gains energy An excitation is destroyed
2 2
ˆ ˆ 2 1 . 4
j j j j N B magnetic n j
curl R R
s R l R V = .B
2 2 2 2 , ,
2
i i i f i i f f
f s f f f i i i s s i
k d m p p s V s E E d dE k
k k
nuclear j j j
2 2 2
2
i f
E k k m
2 2 2 , ' ,
ˆ ˆ exp 2 , 2
f i
k r d F W Q Q S d dE k
Q Q
i j
r r
S S t
, exp . exp
i j i j
i j r r r r
S i
S S t i t dt
Q Q r
,
ˆ ˆ Q Q
2 2 , ,
ˆ ˆ exp 2 exp . 2
i j i j
f i j r r r r i
k r d F W Q Q i
d k
Q Q r r
θ θ
d spacing
Transmitted neutrons
Ki Kf
Diffracted Neutrons to sample Incident white neutron beam Selected neutrons from graphite, Copper, Germanium, blades can be focused
d spacing
Transmitted neutrons Diffracted Neutrons to the detector neutron beam scattered by the sample θ Vertically focusing monochromator Horizontally focusing monochromator
monochromator analyser detector sample table
IN5, ILL
t0 t1 l1
1 1 2 2 1 2 1
i i
2 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 2
2 2
i f
ml E t t m l E t t
147,456 pixels 16m2 36,864 spectra
2 ki kf Q=ki-kf
2 2 2 2 2 2
1 1 2 2 2
f i i f i f n i f n n i f
d d E E E k k m v v m m t t
2
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b a S
Singlet, S=0 Triplet, S=1
2 1
2 1
0.5 1 1.5 2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2 wavevector Q|| () Energy (J)
dispersion J/J||=0.65
GAP
J
Singlet, s=0. Triplet, s=1.
Eigenstates ST Sz Eigenvalue 1 1 J/4 1 J/4 1
J/4
1 2 1 2
1 2 G
1 2 1 2
1 2
1 2
1
1 2
1
J0
J0 J0 J‘ J‘
D.L. Quintero-Castro, et al
ω
(1,0,L) (1.5,0.5,L) D.L. Quintero-Castro, et al Phy. Rev. B. 81, 014415 (2010)
Data – single crystal simulation – single crystal
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Hans Bethe Bethe Ansatz (1931)
i i i S
1
Fadeev and Taktajan (1981)
π 2π 3π 4π Jπ 2
Qchain Energy
a
π 2π 3π 4π Jπ
Qchain Energy
b
S=1
S=1/2 S=1/2 S=1/2 S=1/2 S=1/2
J.-S. Caux,
(2006)
|| , 1, , , ,
r l r l r l r l r l
incoming neutrons Fermi chopper detector banks Scattered neutrons
sample
J.-S. Caux,
(2006)
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Rb2MnF4 2-Dimensional Spin-5/2 Heisenberg Antiferromagnet
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T Huberman et al J. Stat. Mech. (2008) P05017
Ground state long range order Excitations Spin-waves
isotropic CuCrO2 S-3/2, triangular lattice
J1
m
A Mezio, et al New Journal of Physics (2012)
renormalised and broadened compared to spin-wave theory Triangular Lattice Ground state – long range order Excitations Ideal S-1/2, triangular antiferromagnet, Ba3CoSb2O9 H. Tanaka et al
M Frontzek et al Phys. Rev. B (2011)
Alpha-Ca2CrO4 S-3/2, triangular lattice
S Toth et al Phys. Rev. B (2011)
Kagome Lattice e.g. Herbertsmithite
T.-H. Han Nature 492, 406 (2012)
S-5/2 Long-range order Spin-wave excitation S-1/2 no order diffuse excitations Pseudo-Fermion Functional Renormalisation Group
within each layer, and between layers
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space group R3c
5 inequivalent Cr-Cr distances
Powder; TOFTOF, FRM2; T=0.43K
Broad diffuse scattering [H,K,0]; MACS, T=0.09K Single Crystals
E = 0.9 meV E = 0.65 meV E = 1.05 meV E = 0.25 meV E = 0.35 meV E = 0.50 meV
[H,K,0]; IN14, ILL, T=1.4K [H,K,0]; MACS, NIST, T=0.09K Powder T=0.43K [H,0,L]; IN14, ILL, T=1.4K
E = 0.25 meV
[h,-h,0] dispersion 90 mK, 11 T [h,h,0] dispersion 90 mK, 11 T
Ferromagnetic order at H=11T spin-waves
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Exchange Cr-Cr distance Coupling constant Type d [Å] J [meV] J0 3.883
FM J21 5.033
FM J22 5.095
FM J31 5.697 0.0876 AFM J32 5.750 0.1072 AFM ΣJ
} FM intrabilayer Pseudo-Fermion Functional Renormalisation Group Data PFFRG Using the Hamiltonian extracted from INS Susceptibility shows no long-range order Diffuse magnetic scattering Non-ordered ground state, diffuse spinon scattering. Reveals highly robust spin liquid state Theory
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Interconnected chains Antiferromagnetic J 3D frustration Pyrochlore Lattice – corner-sharing tetrahedra Constant Energy E=8meV, IN20 with Flatcone reveals broad diffuse scattering very different from spin-wave excitations Data Theory
Spin Ice
Ground state - topological order Excitations - monopoles
D.J.P. Morris, et al Science 326, 411 (2009)
Data Theory
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