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Magnetic Properties of (VO)2P2O7 from Frustrated Interchain Coupling

G. S. Uhrig, B. Normand

cond-mat.str-elarXiv:cond-mat/9807186

Abstract

Neutron-scattering experiments on (VO)2P2O7 reveal both a gapped magnon dispersion and an unexpected, low-lying second mode. The proximity and intensity of these modes suggest a frustrated coupling between the alternating spin chains. We deduce the minimal model containing such a frustration, and show that it gives an excellent account of the magnon dispersion, static susceptibility and electron spin resonance absorption. We consider two-magnon states which bind due to frustration, and demonstrate that these may provide a consistent explanation for the second mode.

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