Unconventional field induced phases in a quantum magnet formed by free radical tetramers

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Contributors

  • Andrés Saúl - , French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) (Author)
  • Nicolas Gauthier - , University of Montreal, Paul Scherrer Institute (Author)
  • Reza Moosavi Askari - , University of Montreal (Author)
  • Michel Côté - , University of Montreal (Author)
  • Thierry Maris - , University of Montreal (Author)
  • Christian Reber - , University of Montreal (Author)
  • Anthony Lannes - , Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (Author)
  • Dominique Luneau - , Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (Author)
  • Michael Nicklas - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • Joseph M. Law - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Elizabeth Lauren Green - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Jochen Wosnitza - , Chair of Physics of High Magnetic Fields, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Andrea Daniele Bianchi - , University of Montreal (Author)
  • Adrian Feiguin - , Northeastern University (Author)

Abstract

We report experimental and theoretical studies on the magnetic and thermodynamic properties of NIT-2Py, a free radical based organic magnet. From magnetization and specific-heat measurements we establish the temperature versus magnetic field phase diagram which includes two Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC) and an infrequent half-magnetization plateau. Calculations based on density functional theory demonstrate that magnetically this system can be mapped to a quasi-two-dimensional structure of weakly coupled tetramers. Density matrix renormalization group calculations show the unusual characteristics of the BECs where the spins forming the low-field condensate are different than those participating in the high-field one.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number064414
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume97
Issue number6
Publication statusPublished - 20 Feb 2018
Peer-reviewedYes