Neutron scattering investigation of the static critical properties of Rb2CrCl4
- 18 October 1993
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
- Vol. 5 (42), 7871-7892
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/5/42/009
Abstract
We have investigated the static zero-field critical properties of the ionic ferromagnet Rb2CrCl4, using neutron scattering, under conditions such that the quasi-static approximation is valid. A general consideration of the spin Hamiltonian of Rb2CrCl4, with S = 2, shows that it approximates the two-dimensional (2D) XY model, with additional weak perturbations. Rb2CrCl4 orders three dimensionally at Tc = 52.3 K, and very close to Tc there is a regime of three-dimensional critical behaviour. However, both below and above Tc there is a crossover to regimes of two-dimensional critical fluctuations. In these regimes, there is excellent agreement between experiment and theoretical predictions for a finite-sized 2D XY model, suggesting that Rb2CrCl4 is an ideal realization of this system.Keywords
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