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Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 077202 (2009) [4 pages]

One-Dimensional Magnetic Fluctuations in the Spin-2 Triangular Lattice alpha-NaMnO2

C. Stock,1 L. C. Chapon,1 O. Adamopoulos,2,3 A. Lappas,2 M. Giot,1,2 J. W. Taylor,1 M. A. Green,4,5 C. M. Brown,4 and P. G. Radaelli1
1ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
2Institute for Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas, Vassilika Vouton, 71110 Heraklion, Greece
3Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Voutes, 71003 Heraklion, Greece
4NIST Center for Neutron Research, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-6102, USA
5Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-2115, USA

Received 30 January 2009; published 11 August 2009

The S=2 anisotropic triangular lattice alpha-NaMnO2 is studied by neutron inelastic scattering. Antiferromagnetic order occurs at T<=45 K with opening of a spin gap. The spectral weight of the magnetic dynamics above the gap (Delta~=7.5 meV) has been analyzed by the single-mode approximation. Excellent agreement with the experiment is achieved when a dominant exchange interaction (|J|/kB~=73 K), along the monoclinic b axis and a sizable easy-axis magnetic anisotropy (|D|/kB~=3 K) are considered. Despite earlier suggestions for two-dimensional spin interactions, the dynamics illustrate strongly coupled antiferromagnetic S=2 chains and cancellation of the interchain exchange due to the lattice topology. alpha-NaMnO2 therefore represents a model system where the geometric frustration is resolved through the lowering of the dimensionality of the spin interactions.

©2009 The American Physical Society

URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.077202
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.077202
PACS: 75.30.Ds; 75.30.Et; 75.30.Kz; 75.40.Gb
  • 75.30.Ds
    Spin waves in magnetically ordered materials
  • 75.30.Et
    Exchange and superexchange interactions in magnetically ordered materials
  • 75.30.Kz
    Magnetic phase boundaries
  • 75.40.Gb
    Dynamic properties of magnetic materials
  • YEAR: 2009

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