Antisymmetric exchange and its influence on the magnetic structure and conductivity of La2CuO4

Tineke Thio*, T. R. Thurston, N. W. Preyer, P. J. Picone, M. A. Kastner, H. P. Jenssen, D. R. Gabbe, C. Y. Chen, R. J. Birgeneau, Amnon Aharony

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Abstract

Measurements of the magnetic moment of antiferromagnetic La2CuO4 at high fields reveal a new phase boundary originating from a previously undetected canting of the Cu2+ spins out of the CuO2 planes. This canting, together with the exponential temperature dependence of the two-dimensional correlation length, accounts quantitatively for the susceptibility peak at the Néel temperature. Enhancement of the conductivity in the ferromagnetic phase demonstrates a strong connection between the magnetism and charge transport.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)905-908
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume38
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1988

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