Identification of nuclear relaxation processes in a gapped quantum magnet: H-1 NMR in the S=1/2 Heisenberg ladder Cu-2(C5H12N2)(2)Cl-4
Identification of nuclear relaxation processes in a gapped quantum magnet: H-1 NMR in the S=1/2 Heisenberg ladder Cu-2(C5H12N2)(2)Cl-4
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.79.925
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发表时间:
1997-08-04
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
Piovesana, O
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作者:
Chaboussant, G;Julien, MH;Piovesana, O
The H-1 hyperfine shift K and NMR relaxation rate T-1(-1) have been measured as a function of temperature in the S = 1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnetic ladder compound Cu-2(C5H12N2)(2)Cl-4. The presence of a spin gap Delta similar or equal to J(perpendicular to) - J(parallel to) in this strongly coupled ladder (J((parallel to)) < J(perpendicular to)) is supported by the K and T-1(-1) results. By comparing T-1(-1) at two different H-1 sites, we infer the evolution of the spectral functions S-z(q,omega(n)) and S-perpendicular to(q,omega(n)). When the gap is significantly reduced by the magnetic field, two different channels of nuclear relaxation, specific to gapped antiferromagnets, are identified and are in agreement with theoretical predictions.