Mechanism of Ground State Selection in the Frustrated Molecular Spin Cluster V15
Abstract
We report an inelastic neutron scattering (INS) study under a magnetic field on the frustrated molecular spin cluster V15. Several field-dependent transitions are observed and provide a comprehensive understanding of the low-energy quantum spin states. The energy gap 2 0≈ 27(3)μeV between the two lowest S=1/2 Kramers doublets is unambiguously attributed to a symmetry lowering of the cluster. The INS data are mapped onto an S=1/2 Antiferromagnetic Heisenberg triangle with scalene distortion. A quantitative description of the wavefunction mixing within the ground state is derived.
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