The intermediate state of the spin-peierls system TTF-AuBDT: A magnetic and specific heat study

We report measurements of the differential susceptibility, magnetization and specific heat on the field dependent spin-Peierls transition in tetrathiafulvalene-gold-bisdithiolene (TTF-AuBDT). Temperature-, field- and frequency ranges are extended in comparison with previous studies. The data confirm...

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Published in:Physica B + C 1987-08, Vol.145 (3), p.299-310
Main Authors: Korving, W.H., Kramer, G.J., Steeman, R.A., Brom, H.B., De Jongh, L.J., Fujita, M., Machida, K.
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Language:English
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Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties
Electron states
Exact sciences and technology
Metal-insulator transitions and other electronic transitions
Physics
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Summary:We report measurements of the differential susceptibility, magnetization and specific heat on the field dependent spin-Peierls transition in tetrathiafulvalene-gold-bisdithiolene (TTF-AuBDT). Temperature-, field- and frequency ranges are extended in comparison with previous studies. The data confirm the incommensurate nature of the high field, low temperature phase in spin-Peierls systems. Theoretical calculations, based on the mean-field Pytte Hamiltonian and using the soliton lattice solution for the incommensurate state prove to be in satisfactory agreement with the experiments. In the incommensurate state relaxation times, asociated with the formation of discommensurations are found to be in the order of seconds.
ISSN:0378-4363
DOI:10.1016/0378-4363(87)90097-0