Spin dependent impurity effects in the 2D frustrated magnetism of NiGa$_2$S$_4$

dc.creatorNambu, Yusuke
dc.creatorNakatsuji, Satoru
dc.creatorMaeno, Yoshiteru
dc.creatorOkudzeto, Edem K.
dc.creatorChan, Julia Y.
dc.date2008-04-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:30:06Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:30:06Z
dc.descriptionImpurity effects on the triangular antiferromagnets Ni$_{1-x}M_x$Ga$_2$S$_4$ ($M=$ Mn, Fe, Co and Zn) are studied. The 2D frozen spin-disordered state of NiGa$_2$S$_4$ is stable against the substitution of Zn$^{2+}$ ($S=0$) and Heisenberg Fe$^{2+}$ ($S=2$) spins, and exhibits a $T^2$-dependent magnetic specific heat, scaled by the Weiss temperature. In contrast, the substitutions with Co$^{2+}$ ($S=3/2$) spin with Ising-like anisotropy and Heisenberg Mn$^{2+}$ ($S=5/2$) spin induce a conventional spin glass phase. From these comparisons, it is suggested that integer size of Heisenberg spins is important to stabilize the 2D coherent behavior observed in the frozen spin-disordered state.
dc.description5 pages, 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0804.0504
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0804.0504
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/158020
dc.subjectStrongly Correlated Electrons
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.titleSpin dependent impurity effects in the 2D frustrated magnetism of NiGa$_2$S$_4$
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