Investigation of a Potential realization of the Nersesyan-Tsvelik Model in (NO)[Cu(NO3)3]

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We propose to investigate the highly one-dimensional (1D) S=1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet (NO)[Cu(NO3)3] which is a potential realization of the Nersesyan-Tsvelik model. The spin-1/2 Cu2+ ions are strongly coupled by antiferromagnetic interactions J, along the b axis. These chains are then coupled in the bc plane by two much weaker antiferromagnetic interactions which are potentially frustrated, J¿ along c, and J2 in the diagonal b-c direction. For the special case J>>J¿=2J2 which corresponds to the Nersesyan-Tsvelik model the interchain interactions effectively cancel completely suppressing long-range order and the ground state is predicted to be a resonating valance bond. Here we plan to investigate the excitation spectrum of (NO)[Cu(NO3)3] and establish where it lies in the J-J¿-J2 phase diagram and whether it is close to the Nersesyan-Tsvelik point.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.24088642
Metadata Access https://icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk/oaipmh/request?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=oai:icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk:inv/24088642
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Creator Dr Bella Lake; Professor Alexander VASILIEV; Professor Efrat SHIMSHONI; Dr Christian Balz
Publisher ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
Publication Year 2015
Rights CC-BY Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Contact isisdata(at)stfc.ac.uk
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Resource Type Dataset
Discipline Photon- and Neutron Geosciences
Temporal Coverage Begin 2012-02-23T09:54:21Z
Temporal Coverage End 2012-02-28T05:38:55Z