Thursday, February 28, 2013

1302.6905 (P. J. Baker et al.)

Weak magnetic transitions in pyrochlore Bi2Ir2O7    [PDF]

P. J. Baker, J. S. Moeller, F. L. Pratt, W. Hayes, S. J. Blundell, T. Lancaster, T. F. Qi, G. Cao
Muon spin relaxation measurements on Bi2Ir2O7 show that it undergoes a bulk magnetic transition at 1.84(3) K. This is accompanied by increases in the muon spin relaxation rate and the amplitude of the non-relaxing part of the signal. The magnetic field experienced by muons is estimated to be 0.7 mT at low-temperature, around two orders of magnitude smaller than that in other pyrochlore iridates. These results suggest that the low-temperature state represents ordering of exceptionally small magnetic moments with persistent weak dynamics. The relaxation rate increases further below 0.23(4) K, coincident with a growth in the specific heat, suggesting the existence of a second low-temperature magnetic transition.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1302.6905

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