Spin Fluctuations in Frustrated Kagomé Lattice System SrCr8Ga4O19 Studied by Muon Spin Relaxation

Y. J. Uemura, A. Keren, K. Kojima, L. P. Le, G. M. Luke, W. D. Wu, Y. Ajiro, T. Asano, Y. Kuriyama, M. Mekata, H. Kikuchi, and K. Kakurai
Phys. Rev. Lett. 73, 3306 – Published 12 December 1994
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Abstract

We have performed muon spin relaxation measurements of the frustrated kagomé lattice spin system SrCr8Ga4O19. Our results demonstrate the slowing down of the Cr spin fluctuations when cooling toward the susceptibility-cusp temperature Tg3.5 K. The saturation of the relaxation rate below Tg, together with its weak dependence on longitudinal field (LF) between 0 and 2 kG, indicates the presence of dynamic spin fluctuations persisting even at T100 mK without static order parameter. We propose a spin-liquid type ground state to explain an undecouplable Gaussian shape of the relaxation function observed at TTg.

  • Received 16 May 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.73.3306

©1994 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Y. J. Uemura1, A. Keren1, K. Kojima1, L. P. Le1, G. M. Luke1, W. D. Wu1, Y. Ajiro2, T. Asano2, Y. Kuriyama2, M. Mekata2, H. Kikuchi3, and K. Kakurai4

  • 1Physics Department, Columbia University, New York City, New York 10027
  • 2Department of Applied Physics, Fukui University, Fukui 910, Japan
  • 3Institute of Physics, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305, Japan
  • 4Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 106, Japan

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Vol. 73, Iss. 24 — 12 December 1994

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