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Direct evidence for anisotropic three-dimensional magnetic excitations in a hole-doped antiferromagnet
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Direct evidence for anisotropic three-dimensional magnetic excitations in a hole-doped antiferromagnet

Rajesh Dutta, Avishek Maity, Anna Marsicano, J. Ross Stewart, Matthias Opel and Werner Paulus
Physical review. B, v 102(16), p1
15 Oct 2020
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https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/134918View
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Materials Science Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Physical Sciences Physics Physics, Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Science & Technology Technology
We report a neutron-scattering study on Pr2-xSrxNiO4 (x approximate to( )0.5) with magnetic incommensurability epsilon = 0.461 at 10 K, showing direct evidence for out-of-plane magnetic excitations caused by a non-negligible interlayer spin coupling (J(perpendicular to)). The magnetic spectrum is fully represented by linear spin wave theory considering an unconventional body-centered-like stacking of discommensurated spin stripes. A large easy-plane-type single-ion anisotropy (approximate to 1.5 meV) has been found to be responsible for a finite-energy (approximate to 13 meV) Goldstone mode at the magnetic zone center. Our results validate the presence of a sizable out-of-plane interaction resulting in an anisotropic three-dimensional nature of spin dynamics in Pr2-xSrxNiO4 near the half-doped region.

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