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Magnetic properties of a new molecular-based spin-ladder system: (5IAP)2CuBr4*2H2O

C. P. Landee, M. M. Turnbull, C. Galeriu, J. Giantsidis, F. M. Woodward

cond-matarXiv:cond-mat/0011016

Abstract

We have synthesized and characterized a new spin-1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnetic ladder: bis 5-iodo-2-aminopyridinium tetrabromocuprate(II) dihydrate. X-ray diffraction studies show the structure of the compound to consist of well isolated stacked ladders and the interaction between the Cu(2+) atoms to be due to direct Br...Br contacts. Magnetic susceptibility and magnetization studies show the compound to be in the strong-coupling limit, with the interaction along the rungs (J' ~ 13 K) much greater than the interaction along the rails (J ~ 1 K). Magnetic critical fields are observed near 8.3 T and 10.4 T, respectively, establishing the existence of the energy gap.

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