Amplitude mode in the planar triangular antiferromagnet Na0.9MnO2

Rebecca L. Dally; Yang Zhao; Zhijun Xu; Robin Chisnell; M. B. Stone; Jeffrey W. Lynn; Leon Balents; Stephen D. Wilson

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04601-1

Nature Communications (Jun 2018)

Amplitude mode in the planar triangular antiferromagnet Na0.9MnO2

Rebecca L. Dally,
Yang Zhao,
Zhijun Xu,
Robin Chisnell,
M. B. Stone,
Jeffrey W. Lynn,
Leon Balents,
Stephen D. Wilson

Affiliations

Rebecca L. Dally: Materials Department, University of California
Yang Zhao: NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Zhijun Xu: NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Robin Chisnell: NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology
M. B. Stone: Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jeffrey W. Lynn: NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Leon Balents: Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
Stephen D. Wilson: Materials Department, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04601-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Oscillations of the order parameter amplitude in magnetically ordered materials provide condensed matter analogues of the Higgs boson but in most cases they are unstable. Dally et al. show that the quasi-one-dimensional magnet α-Na0.9MnO2 supports stable amplitude excitations.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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