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Magnetic-field induced multiferroicity in a quantum critical frustrated spin liquid

F. Schrettle, S. Krohns, P. Lunkenheimer, A. Loidl, E. Wulf, T. Yankova, and A. Zheludev
Phys. Rev. B 87, 121105(R) – Published 15 March 2013

Abstract

Dielectric spectroscopy is used to check for the onset of polar order in the quasi-one-dimensional quantum spin system Sul-Cu2Cl4 when passing from the spin-liquid state into the ordered spiral phase in an external magnetic field. We find clear evidence for multiferroicity in this material and treat in detail its H-T phase diagram close to the quantum critical regime.

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  • Received 14 March 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.87.121105

©2013 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

F. Schrettle1, S. Krohns1, P. Lunkenheimer1,*, A. Loidl1, E. Wulf2, T. Yankova2,†, and A. Zheludev2

  • 1Experimental Physics V, Center for Electronic Correlations and Magnetism, University of Augsburg, 86135 Augsburg, Germany
  • 2Neutron Scattering and Magnetism Group, Laboratorium für Festkörperphysik, ETH Hönggerberg, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland

  • *Corresponding author: Peter.Lunkenheimer@Physik.Uni-Augsburg.de
  • Permanent address: Chemistry Department, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.

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Vol. 87, Iss. 12 — 15 March 2013

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