BALTIMORE,MD August16,2010

Plenary talks
Leon Balents (Santa Barbara) Steven Bramwell (London) Zenji Hiroi (Tokyo) T. Senthil (Boston) Yoshinori Tokura (Tokyo)

Invited talks
Taka-hisa Arima (Tohoku) Claudio Castelnovo (Oxford) John Chalker (Oxford) Radu Coldea (Oxford) Bruce Gaulin (Hamilton) George Jackeli (Stuttgart) Reizo Kato (RIKEN) Hikaru Kawamura (Osaka) Yong Baek Kim (Toronto) Tsuyoshi Kimura (Osaka) Bella Lake (Berlin) Philippe Mendels (Paris) Frederic Mila (Lausanne) Jonathan Morris (Berlin) Satoru Nakatsuji (Tokyo) Shivaji Sondhi (Princeton) Yasu Takano (Gainesville) Mike Zhitomirsky (Grenoble)

Program Co-chairs
Roderich Moessner (Dresden) Hidenori Takagi (Tokyo)

Organizing Committee
Collin Broholm (Baltimore) Jason Gardner (Gaithersburg) Seunghun Lee (Charlotteville) Oleg Tchernyshyov (Baltimore)

Tutorials (August 1)

Gabriel Aeppli (London) Michel Gingras (Waterloo) Subir Sachdev (Boston) Masashi Takigawa (Tokyo)

Administrator
Sharon P. Karsk (Baltimore)

Conference Objectives
The International Conference on Highly Frustrated Magnetism HFM 2010 is the fifth conference in a series of meetings that began with the conference June 2000 in Waterloo, Canada, succeeded by the second conference held in Grenoble, France in June 2003. The third conference was held in Osaka, Japan in August 2006 and the fourth, HFM 2008 in Braunschweig, Germany. We are expecting to welcome approximately 200 participants, working in all areas of highly frustrated magnetism. The program comprises plenary and invited lectures, contributed talks and poster presentations. The topics of the HFM2010 conference will include: Quantum frustrated magnetism and spin liquids. Magnetic order in geometrically frustrated magnets. Itinerant frustrated systems and novel superconductivity. Spin glasses and random magnets. Coupling between lattice, orbital and charge degrees of freedom. Exotic phenomena induced by macroscopic degeneracy. Artificial and molecular frustrated magnets.

The HFM2010 Conference site is the Bloomberg Center for Physics and Astronomy at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. The Conference opens with a tutorial on Sunday 8/1 from 9-5:30 pm by leaders of the field for graduate students, post docs and newcomers to the field. There will be a Welcome reception and Registration on Sunday evening, 5:30-7:00 p.m. in the Bloomberg Center. The scientific sessions will start the morning of August 2nd, and end after a closing session on Friday, August 6, 2010 at 3 pm. There will be no proceedings but with the speakers permission talks will be recorded and posted on the conference web site.

Organizing Committee
Collin Broholm (USA, Johns Hopkins University), Chair. Jason Gardner (USA, NIST) Seunghun Lee (USA, University of Virginia) Oleg Tchernyshyov (USA, Johns Hopkins University)

International Advisory Board

Leon Balents (USA) Stephen Bramwell (UK) Bruce Gaulin (Canada) Hikaru Kawamura (Japan) Reinhard Kremer (Germany) Claire Lhuillier (France) Roderich Moessner (Germany) Bruce Normand (China) Arthur Ramirez (USA) Hidenori Takagi (Japan) Hirokazu Tsunetsugu (Japan)

International Program Committee

Roderich Moessner (Germany), Co-Chair Hidenori Takagi (Japan), Co-Chair Leon Balents (USA) John Chalker (UK) Radu Coldea (UK) John Cumings (USA) Michel Gingras (Canada) Zenji Hiroi (Japan) Peter Holdsworth (France) Tsuyoshi Kimura (Japan) Philippe Mendels (France) Maxim Mostovoy (Netherlands) Yukitoshi Motome (Japan) Satoru Nakatsuji (Japan) Subir Sachdev (USA) B. Sriram Shastry (USA) Oleg Starykh (USA) Andrey Zheludev (Switzerland)

Financial Support

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense. With an annual budget of about $6.9 billion (FY 2010), [NSF] is the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities. In many fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing.

The NCNR is part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Its activities focus on providing neutron measurement capabilities to the U.S. research community. It is a national center for research using thermal and cold neutrons, offering its instrumentation for use by all qualified applicants. Many of its instruments rely on intense beams of cold neutrons emanating from an advanced liquid hydrogen moderator.

The Neutron Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) operates two of the worlds most advanced neutron scatter research facilities: the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) and the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR). Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences.

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Instructions for the Presentations

Oral presentations (Plenary, Invited and Contributed Talks)
The scheduled presentation time is: Plenary Lectures (50 min.) Invited Talks (30 min.) Contributed Talks (20 min.) Common PC projection devices will be available for all oral presentations. Speakers are asked to bring their talk on a USB device and load it onto the presentation computer during breaks. A PC and a MAC with the latest version of PowerPoint, Acrobat & Keynote will be available.

Poster Presentations
The Poster Sessions will be on Tuesday, August 3rd and Thursday, August 5th. Posters are to be mounted on the walls and poster boards provided, on the 2nd and 4th floor Rotunda areas of the Bloomberg Center. The space available for each poster is 122 cm wide by 152 cm tall. Please prepare your posters so they can easily be read from a few meters distance. The boards will be labeled with poster ID numbers. Posters will be ordered according to the numbers assigned by the organizers as given in the Program and Abstract Book.

BANQUET
The HFM2010 Excursion and Conference Banquet will be held on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 beginning at 15:20. The Banquet will be preceded by a walking tour of Ft. McHenry and tours of Piers 3 and 4 of the Baltimore National Aquarium (BNA). Dinner will be served at approx. 20:00 at the BNA. Bus transportation will be provided between the JHU Homewood Campus and downtown Baltimore destinations. The Banquet fee is included in the Conference Registration fee.

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HFM2010 Short Program

Time 9:00 9:45 Aug.1, Sunday Sachdev I Unified theory of spin liquids I Gingras I Spin ice I 9:50 Time 8:50 9:00 Aug. 2, Monday Opening P-1 Anisotropic triangular AFM Balents (I) I-1 Ising chains 10:30 Coffee Break 10:20 Coldea (I) I-2 Spont. Hall effect 11:00 Takigawa I Applications of NMR to QM I 10:50 11:20 Nakatsuji Coffee Break (C) I-1 Criticality and frustration 11:40 11:45 Aeppli I Magnetic correlations in nonclassical magnets I 12:00 Lee (C) I-2 Metal-insulator trans. Becca (C) I-3 Spin-charge-orbital 12:30 14:00 Lunch provided Sachdev II Unified theory of spin liquids II 12:20 14:00 Motome Lunch provided (I) II-1 Spin dynamics 14:30 14:45 Gringas II Spin ice II Chalker (I) II-2 Planar pyrochlores a a py oc o es 15:00 Gaulin (C) II-1 2D spins in Yb2Ti2O7 15:20 15:30 16:00 Coffee Break Takigawa II Applications of NMR to QM II Thompson (C) II-2 Coupled spins & phonons 15:40 16:00 Ruff Coffee Break (I) III-1 Triangular AFM 16:30 16:45 Aeppli II Magnetic correlations in nonclassical magnets II 17:00 Zhitomirsky (I) III-2 Kagome Mendels (C) III-1 Spinons on kagome Hao 17:30 -18:30 Welcome Reception and Registration 17:20-17:40 (C) III-2 RE magnetism on kagome Zorko Ft. McHenry & Baltimore National Aquarium POSTER I Excursion & Banquet Dinner POSTER II Aug. 3, Tuesday P-2 Skymions and multiferroics Tokura (C) Invited IV-1 Dielectric measurements Kimura (C) IV-1 Multiferroic Ni3V2O8 Cabrera Coffee break (C) IV-2 Chirality in langasite Loire (C) IV-3 Quasi-1D Azurite Honecker (C) IV-4 FREE Lunch provided (I) V-1 Spin liquid in 2D Kawamura (C) V-1 Slow spins in NiGa2S4 p Nambu (C) V-2 Organic spin liquid Itou (C) V-3 Classical kagome Taillefumer 15:40-17:50 15:20 to 22:00 Aug. 4, Wednesday P-3 New magnets Hiroi (I) VI-1 Molecular Mott insulator Kato (I) VI-2 Quantum dimers Lake Coffee break (C) VI-1 Spin texture Moessner (C) VI-2 High fields, volborthite Takigawa (C) VI-3 Spin liquid excitations Yamashita Lunch provided (I) VII-1 X rays studies Arima (I) VII-1 Sp o b t entanglement Spin-orbit e ta g e e t Jackeli (C) VII-2 RXS in Ir oxides Fujiyama Aug. 5, Thursday P-4 Spin ice Bramwell (I) VIII-1 Spin ice, monopoles Castelnovo (I) VIII-2 Dirac strings in spin ice Morris Coffee break (C) VIII-1 Quantum spin ice Shannon (C) VIII-2 QCP in itinerant ice Udagawa (C) VIII-3 Topology Holdsworth Lunch provided (I) IX-1 Plateaus in dimerized magnets Mila (I) IX-2 Romantic t eo y o a t c theory Sondhi (C) IX-1 Non-abelian height models Henley (C) IX-2 Nematic valence-bond order Paramekanti 15:40-17:50 Aug. 6, Friday P-5 Quantum spin liquids Senthil (I) X-1 Topological insulator Y.B.Kim (I) X-2 Triang. antiferromagnet Takano Coffee break (C) X-1 Orbitals and trimerization Katsufuji (C) X-2 Artificial spin ice Daunheimer (C) X-3 Artificial spin ice Li Lunch provided Summary (experiment) Broholm Summary (theory) Tchernyshyov Award Ceremony & Closing Remarks Broholm

Program of Oral Presentations

Sunday, August 1, 2010
Tutorial lectures will begin at 9:00 and continue until 18:30 with breaks for coffee and lunch. 9:00-9:45 9:45-10:30 Unified theory of spin liquids I Spin ice: A fascinating playground for the experimental and theoretical study of frustrated magnetism I S. Sachdev M. Gingras

Coffee break 11:00-11:45 11:45-12:30 Lunch 14:00-14:45 14:45-15:30 Unified theory of spin liquids II Spin ice: A fascinating playground for the experimental and theoretical study of frustrated magnetism II S. Sachdev M. Gingras Applications of NMR to quantum magnetism I Magnetic correlations in non-classical magnets I M. Takigawa G. Aeppli

Coffee break 16:00-16:45 16:45-17:30 17:30-19:00 Applications of NMR to quantum magnetism II Magnetic correlations in non-classical magnets II Welcome Reception & Registration M. Takigawa G. Aeppli

Monday, August 2, 2010

8:50-9:00 9:00-9:50 (p) Opening Quantum phases and excitations of spatially anisotropic triangular antoferromagnets. C. Broholm L. Balents

9:50-10:20 (i)

Quantum criticality in weakly-coupled Ising chains in transverse field. Frustrated magnetism and spontaneous Hall effect in Pr2Ir2O7.

R. Coldea

10:20-10:50 (i)

S. Nakatsuji

Coffee break 11:20-11:40 (c) Interplay of quantum criticality and geometric frustration in columbite. Metal-insulator transition and Fermi surface evolution in frustrated triangular-based lattices. Spin-charge-orbital coupled phenomena in Mo pyrochlore oxides: Monte Carlo study of the pyrochlore double-exchange model. S.B. Lee

11:40-12:00 (c)

F. Becca

12:00-12:20 (c)

Y. Motome

Lunch 14:00-14:30 (i) Spin dynamics in pyrochlore Heisenberg antiferromagnets. Phase transitions in planar pyrochlores. Anisotropic exchange and emergence of quasi-two-dimensional spin-spin correlations in the Yb2Ti2O7 pyrochlore. Magnetoelastics of a spin liquid: X-ray diffraction studies of Tb2Ti2O7 in pulsed magnetic fields. J. Chalker

14:30-15:00 (i) 15:00-15:20 (c)

B. Gaulin J. Thompson

15:20-15:40 (c)

J. Ruff

Coffee break 16:00-16:30 (i) Triangular antiferromagnet : magnon decays and the fate of discrete symmetries. Herbertsmithite: A quantum Heisenberg "spin liquid" on the kagome network. Spinons in the S=1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet on kagome. Rare-earth based magnetism on kagome lattice. M. Zhitomirsky

16:30-17:00 (i)

P. Mendels

17:00-17:20 (c)

Z. Hao

17:20-17:40 (c)

A. Zorko

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

9:00-9:50 (p) Multiferroics and Skyrmion crystals as derived from helimagnets. Dielectric measurement of frustrated spin systems. Complex magnetic structures and electric field studies of kagome-staircase compound Ni3V2O8. Y. Tokura

9:50-10:20 (i)

T. Kimura

10:20-10:50 (c)

I. Cabrera

Coffee break 11:20-11:40 (c) 11:40-12:00 (c) Chirality and frustration in a Fe langasite. Azurite: a highly frustrated quasi-1D antiferromagnet. M. Loire A. Honecker

Lunch 14:00-14:30 (i) Spin liquid and novel order in twodimensional frustrated Heisenberg antiferromagnets. Slow spin dynamics in 2D magnetism of NiGa2S4. Spin liquid state and its instability in the organic triangular 1/2-spin system EtMe3Sb[Pd(dmit)2]2. Spin dynamics of classical kagome antiferromagnets. H. Kawamura

14:30-15:00 (c)

Y. Nambu

15:00-15:20 (c)

T. Itou

15:20-15:40 (c)

M. Taillefumer

Poster Session I

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

9:00-9:50 (p) 9:50-10:20 (i) Highly frustrated magnets of current interest. A molecular Mott system with a quasi-triangular lattice. Z. Hiroi Reizo Kato

10:20-10:50 (i)

Magnetic excitations of the quantum dimer system Sr3Cr2O8.

B. Lake

Coffee break 11:20-11:40 (c) 11:40-12:00 (c) 12:00-12:20 (c)

Fractional spin textures from dilution. High-field phases in volborthite. Bipartite spin excitations in a two-dimensional quantum spin liquid state.

R. Moessner M. Takigawa M. Yamashita

Lunch 14:00-14:30 (i) Synchrotron X rays as a useful probe for frustrated magnets. Spin-orbit entanglement in Mott insulators: new route to unusual phases. Spin correlations of Sr2IrO4 and Eu2Ir2O7 observed by resonant magnetic x-ray diffuse scattering. T.H. Arima

14:30-15:00 (i)

G. Jackeli

15:00-15:20 (c)

S. Fujiyama

Excursion and Banquet

Thursday, August 5, 2010

9:00-9:50 (p) 9:50-10:20 (i) Spin ice. Magnetic monopole physics in spin ice materials. Dirac strings and magnetic monopoles in spin ice Dy2Ti2O7. S. Bramwell C. Castelnovo

10:20-10:50 (i)

J. Morris

Coffee break 11:20-11:40 (c) Numerical evidence for U(1) liquid phases in three dimensions: Does quantum ice have monopoles, too? Quantum criticality in itinerant ice-rule systems. N. Shannon

11:40-12:00 (c)

M. Udagawa

12:00-12:20 (c) Lunch 14:00-14:30 (i)

Topological sector fluctuations in Ho2Ti2O7.

P. Holdsworth

Magnetization plateaus in dimer-based frustrated magnets close to a quantum phase transition. TBA Classical topological order in non-abelian height models. Nematic valence-bond order and magnetic supersolidity in highly frustrated magnets.

F. Mila

14:30-15:00 (i) 15:00-15:20 (c)

S. Sondhi C. Henley

15:20-15:40 (c)

A. Paramekanti

Poster Session II

Friday, August 6, 2010

9:00-9:50 (p) 9:50-10:20 (i) Theory of quantum spin liquids. Spin liquid and topological insulator in frustrated magnets. High-field phases of the spin-1/2 triangular antiferromagnet Cs2CuBr4. T. Senthil Y. B. Kim

10:20-10:50 (i)

Y. Takano

Coffee break 11:20-11:40 (c) Trimerization with orbital ordering in various vanadates. Lorentz force microscopy of artificial spin ice. Geometry tuning and clusters in artificial frustrated magnets. T. Katsufuji

11:40-12:00 (c) 12:00-12:20 (c)

S. Daunheimer J. Li

Lunch 14:00-14:20 14:20-14:40 14:40-15:00 Conference Summary (experiment) Conference Summary (theory) Award Ceremony and Closing Remarks. C. Broholm O. Tchernyshyov C. Broholm

Oral Presentations: S d O lP t ti Sunday

Abstract ID T104

Unied theory of spin liquids

Subir Sachdev Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA I will give a general introduction to the theory of quantum spin liquids. A large number of proposals have been made, most relying on a description in terms of neutral fermions or bosons. I will show how all of these can be unied in a common formalism, which exposes the relationship between the various distinct phases. Majorana fermions play a central role in this unifying approach.

Abstract ID T019

Spin Ice: a Fascinating Playground for the Experimental and Theoretical Study of Frustrated Magnetism
Michel Gingrasa,b a Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, U. of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada b Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z8, Canada Geometric frustration usually arises in systems that comprise magnetic moments (spins) which reside on the sites of a lattice made up of elementary triangular or tetrahedral units and which interact via antiferromagnetic nearest-neighbor exchange. Albeit much less common, geometric frustration can also arise in systems with strong non-collinear single-ion easyaxis (Ising-like) anisotropy and ferromagnetically coupled spins. This is what happens in some pyrochlore oxide materials where Ising-like magnetic rare earth moments (Ho3+ , Dy3+ ) sit on a lattice of corner-shared tetrahedra and are coupled via eectively ferromagnetic (dipolar) interactions [1]. These systems possess a macroscopic number of quasi-degenerate classical ground states and display an extensive low-temperature entropy closely related to the extensive proton disorder entropy in common water ice. For this reason, these magnetic systems are called spin ice [1-5]. In this talk, I shall review the essential ingredients of spin ice phenomenology in the A2 B2 O7 magnetic pyrochlore oxides [6] and discuss some of the most recent theoretical and experimental developments in the study of these systems. [1] M. J. Harris et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 2554(1997). [2] A. P. Ramirez et al., Nature 399, 333 (1999). [3] S. T. Bramwell and M. J. P. Gingras, Science 294, 1495(2001). [4] S. T. Bramwell, M. J. P. Gingras and P. C. W.Holdsworth, in Frustrated Spin Systems, ed. H. T. Diep, (World Scientic Publishing, Singapore, 2004); p.367. [5] M. J. P. Gingras, Spin Ice, to appear as a chapter in Highly Frustrated Magnetism, Eds. C. Lacroix, P. Mendels, F. Mila, (Springer, in press); preprint at http://arXiv.org/abs/0903.2772 (2009). [6] J. S. Gardner, M. J. P. Gingras and J. E. Greedan, Rev. Mod. Phys. 82, 53 (2010).

Abstract ID T041

Application of NMR to quantum magnetism

Masashi Takigawa Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan In this tutorial lecture, I will illustrate how the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technique can be used to identify various symmetry broken phases and characterize the magnetic dynamics in correlated electron systems with particular emphasis on highly frustrated materials. I will start with the basic description of the hyperne interaction between electrons and nuclei. I will then demonstrate how one can get information on the static microscopic structure of the electronic degrees of freedom from the observation of hyperne elds at the nuclei, using the knowledge of local symmetry properties of the nuclear sites. One advantage of the NMR technique is the local nature of the probe. When there are more than two types of order in a given phase, for example, one can determine whether they coexist uniformly or occur in spatially distinct regions. It is also very powerful for impurity problems, since NMR provides information on the spatial distribution of spin or charge density near impurities of defects. Another advantage is that one can study dynamics by NMR. I will show several examples to illustrate how the magnetic dynamics can be understood from the measurements of longitudinal and transverse nuclear relaxation rates.

Abstract ID W062 Magnetic correlations in non-classical magnets

G. Aeppli Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London and London Centre for Nanotechnology, 17-19 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AH, London , UK

We describe how magnetic susceptibility as well as neutron and X-ray techniques can measure directly correlation functions in non-classical magnets. Particular emphasis will be given to nontraditional order parameters, including those associated with both frustrated classical magnets and quantum spin fluids, and non-linear response functions.

Oral Presentations: M d O lP t ti Monday

Abstract ID T026

Quantum phases and excitations of spatially anisotropic triangular antiferromagnets

Leon Balents,a Hosho Katsura,a and Oleg Starykh,b Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA-93106-9530 b Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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Fig. 1. One of many possible ground states of the spatially anisotropic triangular lattice antiferromagnet in an applied eld.

The S = 1/2 quantum antiferromagnet on the triangular lattice is one of the archetypal models of frustrated magnetism. It exhibits a rich phase diagram as a function of temperature, magnetic eld, and spatial anisotropy, many aspects of which have been and are being studied experimentally. I will review theory and experiments on such systems, and then zero in on issues of particular relevance to recent experiments on Cs2 CuCl4 [1,2,3] and Cs2 CuBr4 [4,5], which are materials in this class. I plan to specically report on a recent theoretical study of the problem based on a quasi-onedimensional approach, which is in excellent agreement with experiment. The analysis reveals some surprising physics. First, we nd that, when the magnetic eld is oriented within the triangular layer, spins are actually most strongly correlated within planes perpendicular to the triangular layers. Second, the phase diagram in such orientations is exquisitely sensitive to tiny interactions neglected before this study. These interactions, which we describe in detail, induce entirely new phases, and a novel commensurate-incommensurate transition, the signatures of which are identied in NMR experiments. We discuss the dierences between the behavior of Cs2 CuCl4 and an ideal two-dimensional triangular model, and in particular the occurrence of magnetization plateaux in the latter as observed in Cs2 CuBr4 . We acknowledge useful discussions with J. Alicea, A. Chubukov, R. Coldea, V. Mitrovic, M. Takigawa, and Y. Takano. This research was supported in part by NSF grants PHY0551164, DMR-0804564 (LB), DM-0808842 (OS), the Packard Foundation (LB) and the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Abroad (HK). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] R. Coldea et al, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 1335 (2001). Y. Tokiwa et al, Phys. Rev. B 73, 134414 (2006). M. Yoshida et al., Poster presentation, HFM2008 (2008); and private communication. T. Ono et al., J. Phys.: Cond. Matt. 16,S773 (2004). N. A. Fortune et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 257201 (2009).

Abstract ID W048 Quantum criticality in weakly-coupled Ising chains in transverse field

R. Coldea,a D.A. Tennant,b E.M. Wheeler,a E. Wawrzynska,c D. Prabhakaran,a M. Telling,d K. Habicht,b P. Smeibidl,b and K. Kieferb a Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford University Physics Department, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU,UK b Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fr Materialien und Energie, Lise Meitner Campus, Glienicker Str. 100, D-14109 Berlin, Germany c H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TL, UK d ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0QX, UK

a)

b) Co2+ O2-

Fig. 1. a) Phase diagram of the Ising chain in transverse field showing a continuous quantum phase transition between the low-field, magnetically-ordered phase and the high-field paramagnet. The magnetic fields required to access this transition are experimentally attainable in CoNb2O6 where Co2+ Ising spins form ferromagnetic zig-zag chains (b). The one-dimensional chain of Ising spins in transverse magnetic field is one of the theoretically most studied paradigms for a continuous zero-temperature phase transition [see Fig 1a)] and is one of the cornerstones of the general theory of quantum criticality [1]. We have recently realized this system experimentally by applying strong magnetic fields to the quasi-one-dimensional, low-exchange Ising ferromagnet CoNb2O6 [2]. Using high-resolution single crystal neutron scattering we have probed how the spin dynamics evolves with the applied field and have observed a dramatic change in the character of spin excitations at the quantum critical point, from pairs of domain-wall (kink) quasiparticles in the magnetically ordered phase to sharp spin-flip quasiparticles in the paramagnetic phase. We have also observed how the small and frustrated couplings between the chains significantly enrich the physics, and in particular stabilize a complex structure of two-kink bound states due to mean-field confinement effects. The data is found to be in good agreement with analytic theories of confinement in zero field [3] and also in the scaling limit near the quantum critical point [4]. [1] S. Sachdev, in Quantum Phase Transitions (Cambridge, 1999). [2] R. Coldea et al., Science 327, 177 (2010). [3] B. M. McCoy and T. T. Wu, Phys. Rev. D 18, 1259 (1978). [4] A.B. Zamolodchikov, Int. J. Mod. Phys. A4, 4235 (1989).

Abstract ID W051 Frustrated Magnetism and Spontaneous Hall Effect in Pr2Ir2O7

Satoru Nakatsuji,a Yo Machida, a Yasuo Ohtaa, and Jun Ishikawaa a Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8581, Japan An electric current flowing through a conductor in a magnetic field produces a transverse voltage drop known as the Hall effect. In the absence of the field, this effect also appears in ferromagnets in a plane normal to its spontaneous magnetization vector owing to the spin-orbit coupling. Generally, it may also detect a nontrivial order parameter breaking the time-reversal symmetry on a macroscopic scale, for example, scalar spin chirality. In this talk, we present our recent results in the study of the frustrated magnetism and Hall transport of the metallic magnet Pr2Ir2O7 [1,2,3]. Strikingly, a spontaneous Hall effect is observed in the absence of both an external magnetic field and conventional magnetic long-range order [3]. This strongly suggests the existence of a spin-liquid phase breaking the time-reversal symmetry. Both our measurements suggest that spin-ice correlations in the liquid phase lead to a non-coplanar spin texture forming a uniform but hidden order parameter: the spin chirality. This is the work performed in collaboration with S. Onoda, T. Sakakibara, T. Tayama, Y. Uwatoko, D. E. MacLaughlin, C. Broholm, Y. Nambu, C. Stock.

[1] S. Nakatsuji, Y. Machida, Y. Maeno, T. Tayama, T. Sakakibara, J. van Duijn, L. Balicas, J. N. Millican, R. T. Macaluso, and Julia Y. Chan, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 087204 (2006). [2] Y. Machida, S. Nakatsuji, Y. Maeno, T. Tayama, T. Sakakibara, S. Onoda, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 057203 (2007). [3] Yo Machida, Satoru Nakatsuji, Shigeki Onoda, Takashi Tayama, Toshiro Sakakibara, Nature, 463, 210 (2010).

Abstract ID T002

Interplay of Quantum Criticality and Geometric Frustration in Columbite

SungBin Lee,a Ribhu K. Kaul,b and Leon Balents,c a Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA-93106-9530 b Microsoft Station Q, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA-93106-6105 c Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, Univeristy of California, Santa Barbara, CA-93106-9530 Two of the most exciting themes in condensed matter physics are the destruction of magnetic order at absolute zero temperature, i.e quantum criticality [1], and quantum uctuations in geometrically frustrated magnets. CoNb2 O6 , one of the columbite family, forms weakly coupled Ising chains that sit on a triangular lattice in the plane perpendicular to the chain direction as shown in Fig.1. This material exhibits both quantum criticality (by applying a transverse eld to Ising chains) and geometric frustration (Ising chains form a triangular lattice). With the chain mean eld approximation, we apply the exact solutions of one dimensional Ising eld theory in a magnetic eld, studied by Zamolodchikov [2]. When there is an isosceles distortion, the T = 0 phase diagram is very rich with ve dierent states: ferrimagnetic, Nel, anti-ferromagnetic, paramagnetic and incommensurate phases. We also discuss the e excitation spectrums based on these phases and a nite temperature phase transitions, which are expected to be measured by experiment.

Fig. 1. Schematic structure of Co2+ ions in CoNb2 O6 . Ferromagnetic coupling along c direction (J0 < 0) and anti-ferromagnetic coupling (J1 , J2 > 0, J2 /J1 1) on a-b plane.

We thank Radu Coldea for stimulating discussions and acknowledge support from the Packard Foundation and National Science Foundation through grants DMR-0804564 and PHYS0551164. [1] Subir Sachdev, Quantum Phase Transition (1999). [2] A. B. Zamolodchikov, Int. J. Mod. Phys. A 4, 4235 (1989).

Abstract ID T092

Metal-insulator transition and Fermi surface evolution in frustrated triangular-based lattices

Federico Becca,a Luca Tocchio,b and Claudius Grosb a CNR-IOM-Democritos National Simulation Centre and International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Trieste, Italy b Institute for Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt University, Frankfurt a.M., Germany The triangular lattice is the simplest two-dimensional network where magnetic frustration takes place. In this talk we present two important aspects of correlated itinerant systems in triangular-based lattices. The rst one deals with the possibility to stabilize a pure Mott phase when the on-site Coulomb interaction is suciently strong. In the second part, instead, we will show the interesting evolution of the Fermi surface across the Mott-Hubbard transition. The two-dimensional Hubbard model on the anisotropic triangular lattice, with two dierent hopping amplitudes t and t , is relevant to describe the low-energy physics of -(ET)2 X, a family of organics salts (whose building block is the so-called BEDT-TTF or ET molecule and X is a monovalent anion).[1] Recent ab-initio calculations, based upon local-density approximation (LDA) and generalized gradient approximation (GGA), made it possible to have an accurate estimate of the microscopic parameters that dene the low-energy Hubbard model.[2,3] The ground-state properties of this model are studied by using Monte Carlo techniques, on the basis of a recent denition of backow correlations for strongly-correlated lattice systems.[4] The results show that there is no magnetic order for reasonably large values of the electron-electron interaction U and frustrating ratio t /t = 0.85, suitable to describe the non-magnetic compound with X=Cu2 (CN)3 .[5] On the contrary, Neel magnetic order takes place for weaker frustrations, namely t /t = 0.4 0.6, suitable for materials with X=Cu2 (SCN)2 , Cu[N(CN)2 ]Cl or Cu[N(CN)2 ]Br. By using a similar variational approach, we analyze the evolution of the renormalized excitation spectra in the one-dimensional tt Hubbard model (that can be viewed as a two-leg triangular strip).[6] We nd that the Fermi surface renormalizes to perfect nesting right at the Mott-Hubbard transition in the insulating state, with a rst-order reorganization when crossing into the conducting state. We also report preliminary results for two-dimensional lattices and argue that this is a genuine aspect of the Fermi surface in frustrated systems.[7] [1] K. Kanoda, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 75, 051007 (2006). [2] K. Nakamura, Y. Yoshimoto, T. Kosugi, R. Arita, and M. Imada, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 78, 083710 (2009). [3] H. C. Kandpal, I. Opahle, Y.-Z. Zhang, H. O. Jeschke, and R. Valenti, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 067004 (2009). [4] L.F. Tocchio, F. Becca, A. Parola, and S. Sorella, Phys. Rev. B 78, 041101(R) (2008). [5] L.F. Tocchio, A. Parola, C. Gros, and F. Becca, Phys. Rev. B 80, 064419 (2009). [6] L.F. Tocchio, F. Becca, and C. Gros, Phys. Rev. B 81, 205109 (2010). [7] L.F. Tocchio, F. Becca, and C. Gros, in preparation.

Abstract ID T018

Spin-charge-orbital coupled phenomena in Mo pyrochlore oxides: Monte Carlo study of the pyrochlore double-exchange model
Yukitoshi Motomea and Nobuo Furukawab,c a Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan b Department of Physics and mathematics, Aoyama Gauin University, Kanagawa, Japan c Multiferroics Project, ERATO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Mo pyrochlore oxides R2 Mo2 O7 is known to show an interesting competition between ferromagnetic metal and spin-glass insulator by changing the rear-earth element R [1,2]. Recent experiments by applying external pressure revealed some new aspects on the phase competition. In particular, it was shown that the ferromagnetic metal turns into a peculiar diusive metal under pressure, with showing an intervening spin-glass metallic state [3]. This is surprising because in many transition metal compounds the chemical pressure by substitution and the external pressure often lead to qualitatively similar behaviors. We theoretically investigate the origin of these complex behaviors by studying the doubleexchange model on the frustrated pyrochlore lattice by Monte Carlo simulation [4,5]. We nd that the experimental results under pressure are well explained by the keen competition under strong frustration between the double-exchange ferromagnetic interaction induced by the kinetic motion of electrons and the super-exchange antiferromagnetic interaction between localized spins: Our model exhibits an incoherent metallic state with extremely suppressed spin correlation and an electronic phase separation between two metallic states which potentially corresponds to the spin-glassy metallic behavior. We also extend the model to incorporate the orbital degeneracy under the trigonal distortion as well as the Coulomb repulsion between itinerant electrons in order to explain the metal-insulator transition by the R-site substitution. Our study indicates that the wide variety of phase transitions in Mo pyrochlore oxides is comprehensively understood from the extended double-exchange model with varying the super-exchange antiferromagnetic interaction and the Coulomb repulsion. We acknowledge fruitful discussions with Y. Tokura, S. Iguchi, K. Penc, and A. Georges. This work was supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientic research (Nos. 17071003, 17740244, 19052008, and 21340090), by Global COE Program the Physical Sciences Frontier, and by the Next Generation Super Computing Project, Nanoscience Program, MEXT, Japan. [1] T. Katsufuji, H. Y. Hwang, and S-W. Cheong, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 1998 (2000). [2] I. V. Solovyev, Phys. Rev. B 67, 174406 (2003). [3] S. Iguchi, N. Hanasaki, M. Kinuhara, N. Takeshita, C. Terakura, Y. Taguchi, H. Takagi, and Y. Tokura, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 136407 (2009). [4] Y. Motome and N. Furukawa, Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 106407 (2010). [5] Y. Motome and N. Furukawa, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 200, 012131 (2010).

Abstract ID T007

Spin Dynamics in Pyrochlore Heisenberg Antiferromagnets

a

John Chalkera and Peter Conlona Theoretical Physics, Oxford University, 1, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3NP, United Kingdom

We study the low temperature dynamics of the classical Heisenberg antiferromagnet with nearest neighbour interactions on the pyrochlore lattice. We present extensive results for the wavevector and frequency dependence of the dynamical structure factor, obtained from simulations of the precessional dynamics. We also construct a solvable stochastic model for dynamics with conserved magnetisation, which accurately reproduces most features of the precessional results. Spin correlations over most of the Brillouin zone relax at a rate independent of wavevector and proportional to temperature. Magnetisation uctuations are small at low temperature, but make the dominant contributions to correlations near the Brillouin zone centre. Their dynamics is diusive, with a temperature-independent diusion constant. [1] P. Conlon and J. T. Chalker, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 237206 (2009).

Abstract ID T102

Phase transitions in planar pyrochlores

Bruce D. Gaulin Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M1, Canada Rare earth titanate pyrochlore magnets with the chemical composition A2 B2 O7 have been a playground for the physics of geometrical frustration. Many magnetic trivalent rare earth ions can reside on the A site of this structure, and such compounds give rise to physical realizations of magnetic moments decorating a network of corner-sharing tetrahedra. Such networks can be combined with antiferromagnetism and ferromagnetism along with dierent spin anisotropies to produce materials with varied and exotic, sometimes disordered, ground states. I will discuss new neutron scattering work on two magnetic pyrochlores Er2 Ti2 O7 and Yb2 Ti2 O7 , which can be thought of in terms of XY moments decorating a network of corner sharing tetrahedra. The ferromagnet, Yb2 Ti2 O7 displays an unexpected disordered ground state which can be brought to order in an applied magnetic eld [1]. The antiferromagnet, Er2 Ti2 O7 , displays a long range ordered state at low temperatures which can be driven into a disordered state by application of a magnetic eld. In collaboration with K. A. Ross, J. P. C. Ru, J. P. Clancy, C. P. Adams, J. S. Gardner, H. A. Dabkowska, M. Ramazanoglu, A. Bourque, M. A. White, Y. Qiu, and J. R. D. Copley. This work was supported by NSERC of Canada. [1] K. A. Ross, J. P. C. Ru, C. P. Adams, J. S. Gardner, H. A. Dabkowska, Y. Qiu, J. R. D. Copley, and B. D. Gaulin, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 227202 (2009). [2] J. P. C. Ru, J. P. Clancy, A. Bourque, M. A. White, M. Ramazanoglu, J. S. Gardner, Y. Qiu, J. R. D. Copley, M. B. Johnson, H. A. Dabkowska, and B. D. Gaulin, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 147205 (2008).

Abstract ID T006

Anisotropic Exchange and Emergence of Quasi-Two-Dimensional Spin-Spin Correlations in the Yb2 Ti2 O7 Pyrochlore
J.D. Thompsona , P.A. McClartya , H.M. Rnnowb , L.-P. Regnaultc , A. Sorged , and M.J.P. Gingrasa,e a Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, U. of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada b Laboratory for Quantum Magnetism, EPFL Station 3, PH D2 455, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland c CEA-Grenoble, INAC-SPSMS-MDN, 38054 Grenoble, cedex 9, France d Network Dynamics Group, MPIDS, Bunsenstr. 10, 37073 Gttingen, Germany o e Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z8, Canada Yb2 Ti2 O7 is a rare earth pyrochlore material with many interesting low temperature properties. Heat capacity measurements on powder samples indicate a rst order phase transition at Tc 240mK [1]. Mssbauer absorption spectroscopy and muon spin resonance measureo ments on a single crystal sample [2] nd a sudden decrease in the uctuation rate of the Yb3+ moments at Tc . Yet, powder and single crystal neutron diraction below Tc show no evidence of long range order [2,3] The inability of all measurements to date to determine the nature of the low temperature phase is reminiscent of the hidden order in URu2 Si2 [4]. Measurements of the diuse neutron scattering above Tc have yielded interesting results including 111 rods of scattering intensity. It has been suggested that such rods are indicative of 2D correlations in kagome planes perpendicular to the 111 directions, and that these correlations may indicate a lattice distortion [3]. With the aim to ultimately shed light on the physics at play in this material, we consider the paramagnetic neutron scattering to probe the type of magnetic interactions present in the system. We consider all symmetry allowed nearest-neighbour exchange interactions, Jex , in addition to long-range dipole-dipole interactions. By varying the relative strengths of each of the Jex interactions, a set of exchange couplings is found that reproduce experimental diuse neutron scattering measurements quite well. The resulting couplings are highly anisotropic in nature, consisting mainly of Ising and isotropic exchange terms. By Fourier transforming the q space correlations generated by our model Hamiltonian, we conrm that the diuse neutron scattering results from planar correlations, yet without the existence of lattice distortions. This is a rare example of dimensional reduction of the spin correlations in a highly frustrated spin system [5,6] involving no structural distortion. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] H. W. J. Blte et al., Physica (Amsterdam) 43, 549 (1969). o J. A. Hodges et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 077204 (2002). K. A. Ross et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 227202 (2009). S. Elgazzar et al., Nature Materials 8, 337 (2009). A.S. Wills et al. Chem. Mater. 11, 1936 (1999). C. Stock et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 077202 (2009).

Abstract ID T056

Magnetoelastics of a spin liquid: X-ray diraction studies of Tb2 Ti2 O7 in pulsed magnetic elds
J.P.C. Ru,a,b Z. Islam,a J.P. Clancy,b K.A. Ross,b H. Nojiri,c Y.H. Matsuda,d H.A. Dabkowska,b and B.D. Gaulin.b a Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA b Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4M1, Canada c Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Katahira, Sendai 980-8577, Japan d Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8581, Japan

Fig. 1. Time resolved shift in lattice constant during a magnetic eld pulse in Tb2 Ti2 O7 .

We report high resolution single crystal x-ray diraction measurements of the frustrated pyrochlore magnet Tb2 Ti2 O7 , collected using a novel low temperature pulsed magnet system. This unique instrument allows for thorough characterization of structural degrees of freedom to temperatures as low as 4.4 K, and in applied magnetic elds as large as 30 Tesla. We show that Tb2 Ti2 O7 manifests a host of intriguing structural eects under the application of magnetic elds, including strongly anisotropic giant magnetostriction, a restoration of perfect pyrochlore symmetry in low magnetic elds, and ultimately a structural phase transition in high magnetic elds. It is suggested that the magnetoelastic coupling thus revealed plays a signicant role in the spin liquid physics of Tb2 Ti2 O7 at low temperatures. This research was supported by D.O.E. and NSERC.

Abstract ID T081

Triangular antiferromagnet: magnon decays and the fate of discrete symmetries

Mike Zhitomirsky Service de Physique Statistique, Magntisme et Supraconductivit, CEA-Grenoble, France e e The Heisenberg antiferromagnet on a triangular lattice is the paradigm of magnetic frustration. Being the source of various fruitful concepts such as the RVB spin liquid and magnetic chirality this spin model continues to supply us with new interesting results and ideas. We will discuss two recent theoretical developments in our understanding of the triangular antiferromagnet. First, excitations in the ordered 120 spin-structure of the quantum triangular antiferromagnet appear to have a nite life-time even at T = 0. This is related to spontaneous two-magnon decays, which are intrinsic to all noncollinear antiferromagnets [1,2]. The distinct feature of the 2D quantum model is a logarithmic enhancement of the magnon decay rate along certain contours in the momentum space. We illustrate the above eects by presenting the spin-wave results for the dynamics of the spin-1/2 triangular antiferromagnet. Second, we consider nite-temperature transitions in the easy-axis triangular antiferromagnet with the single-ion anisotropy. Interplay of anisotropy and frustration leads to three successive Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transitions [3]. The discrete Z6 symmetry breaks down in two steps with the intermediate phase exhibiting algebraic longitudinal spin correlations. We present the classical Monte Carlo results for the phase diagram of the anisotropic triangular antiferromagnet in applied magnetic eld. [1] A. L. Chernyshev and M. E. Zhitomirksy, Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 207202 (2006). [2] A. L. Chernyshev and M. E. Zhitomirksy, Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 144416 (2009). [3] P.-E. Melchy and M.E. Zhitomirsky, Phys. Rev. B 80, 064411 (2009).

Abstract ID T103

Herbertsmithite: A quantum Heisenberg spin liquid on the kagome network.

Philippe Mendels,a F. Bert,a , A. Olariu,a , A. Zorko,1,b , E. Kermarrec,a and M. Chung,a a Lab. de Physique des Solides, Univ Paris-Sud, UMR CNRS 8502, 91405 Orsay, France b Joef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia z The discovery of herbertsmithite ZnCu3 (OH)6 Cl2 has been recently described as the end to the drought of spin liquids [1]. It has triggered an intense activity on new kagome materials and related theories for the ground state of the kagome Heisenberg antiferromagnet which has eluded any denitive conclusion for the last twenty years. This is indeed the rst experimental example of a kagome lattice where no order has been found at any temperature well below J through all experimental techniques, including SR [2]. This illustrates the power of the association of an enhancement of quantum uctuations for S = 1/2 spins with the frustration of antiferromagnetic interactions on the loosely connected kagome lattice to stabilize novel ground states of magnetic matter. Various experimental results on Herbertsmithite will be reviewed and discussed, including kagome susceptibility as determined by 17 O NMR lineshift [3], the impact of inter-site Cu/Zn mixing [3,4] on the physics of defects and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya anisotropy, as evidenced through high-eld ESR [5]. Recent developments on new families and debates which have opened in the comparison with models (e.g. quantum criticality) as well as pending issues on the theoretical and experimental side will be reviewed [6]. This research was supported in part by the EC MC Grant MEIFCT- 2006-041243, the ANR Project OxyFonda NT05-4-41913, the ARRS Project No. Z1-9530 and the ESF network Highly Frustrated Magnetism. [1] P. A. Lee, Science 321, 1306 (2008). [2] P. Mendels et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 077204 (2007). [3] A. Olariu et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 087202 (2008). [4] F. Bert et al., Phys. Rev. B 76, 132411 (2007). [5] A. Zorko et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 026405 (2008). [6] P. Mendels and F.Bert, in Special Topics Section on Novel States of Matter Induced by Frustration, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn 79, 011001 (2010).

Abstract ID T100

Spinons in the S = 1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet on kagome

Zhihao Hao and Oleg Tchernyshyov Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
1/2 background +1 antikink 1 kink +2 defect triangle 1/2 E flux

Fig. 1. Left: a defect triangle (red) and spinons of the kink (green) and antikink (blue) avors on kagome. Right: a compact U(1) gauge theory on the honeycomb lattice.

The S = 1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet on kagome [1] has emerged as a favorite place to search for exotic quantum physics [2,3]. The ground state of this model is a valence-bond crystal: it preserves the spin-rotation symmetry but breaks the symmetry of the lattice [4,5]; spin excitations have a small but nite energy gap [6,7]. Building on the previous work of Elser and co-workers [1,8] we oer a simple picture of the low-energy physics in this model [9]. Triangles with a singlet bond represent a vacuum of the theory. Defect triangles lacking a bond act as sources of quantum uctuations. Spin excitations are spinons, S = 1/2 fermions closely resembling kinks and antikinks of the chain [10]. A defect triangle is a S = 0 bound state of two antikinks. Their binding energy, 0.06J, determines the spin gap. Elsers arrow representation [8] provides a mapping of this physics onto a compact U(1) gauge theory with half-integer values of electric ux (Fig. 1). Research supported by the U.S Department of Energy, Oce of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering under the Grant No. DE-FG02-08ER46544. [1] V. Elser, Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 2405 (1989). [2] P. A. Lee, Science 321, 1306 (2008). [3] L. Balents, Nature 464, 199 (2010). [4] J. B. Marston and C. Zeng, J. Appl. Phys. 69, 5962 (1991). [5] P. Nikolic and T. Senthil, Phys. Rev. B 68, 214415 (2003). [6] H. C. Jiang, Z. Y. Weng, and D. N. Sheng, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 117203 (2008). [7] R. R. P. Singh and D. A. Huse, Phys. Rev. B 77, 144415 (2008). [8] V. Elser and C. Zeng, Phys. Rev. B 48, 13647 (1993). [9] Z. Hao and O. Tchernyshyov, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 187203 (2009). [10] T. Nakamura and K. Kubo, Phys. Rev. B 53, 6393 (1996).

Abstract ID T048

Rare-earth based magnetism on the kagom lattice e

Andrej Zorko,a Fabrice Bert,b and Philippe Mendelsb a Joef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia z b Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Universit Paris-Sud 11, UMR CNRS 8502, e 91405 Orsay, France The Ising kagom lattice is established in theory as the archetypal model for geometrical e frustration, because of exponentially large degeneracy of the ground state and spin-spin correlation that remain short-ranged down to T = 0. Theoretical predictions trace back to the early 50s when the seminal paper was published by I. Syzi [1]. Beyond the Ising o model, recent theoretical studies have revealed that transverse quantum dynamics favor an unconventional semiclassical spin liquid [2]. However, due to the scarcity of suitable systems no confrontation between theory and experiments was possible until very recently. The recently discovered family of rare-earth (RE) based Langasites RE3 Ga5 SiO14 [3] has opened a new eld of experimental research on the kagom lattice, where magnetism is due to e rare earths rather than transition metals. Quite generally, rare earths tend to exhibit highly anisotropic magnetism because of strong crystal-eld eects. Due to large magnetocrystalline anisotropy present in the Langasite family [3], competition between single-ion anisotropy and magnetic frustration is expected. Additionally, various compositions with the same crystal structure could be synthesized. We have performed a comprehensive local-probe experimental investigation (SR, NMR and NQR), oering a unique insight to local-scale magnetism of three members of the Langasite family that lack long-range magnetic ordering down to 20 mK. For Kramers Nd3+ ions (J = 9/2) a uctuating ground state was observed [4]. Spin dynamics are strongly sensitive to magnetic eld. We unveil the origin of these unusual ndings by comparing this case to another Kramers case that of Sm3+ ions (J = 5/2). For non-Kramers Pr3+ ions (J = 4), on the other hand, hyperne enhanced quasistatic magnetism is withnessed at low temperatures [5]. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] I. Syzi, Prog. Theor. Phys. 6, 306 (1951). o A. Sen et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 227001 (2009). P. Bordet et al., J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 18, 5147 (2006). A. Zorko et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 147201 (2008). A. Zorko et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 057202 (2010).

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Abstract ID W043 Multiferroics and Skyrmion crystals as derived from helimangets

Yoshinori Tokuraa,b,c Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan b ERATO Multiferroics Project, JST, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan c Cross-Correlated Materials Research Group (CMRG) and Correlated Electron Research Group (CERG), ASI, RIKEN, Wako 351-0198, Japan
a

The frustration in spin exchange interactions as well as the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya(DM) interaction on noncentrosymmetric lattice can often produce the helical spin structure. Among them, the transverse-spiral (cycloidal) structure in an insulating magnet can almost always produce the ferroelectricity whose polarization direction depends on the vector spin chirality. Even for the case of the longitudinal-spiral or proper screw structure, the coupling of such a spin texture to the underlying chemical lattice can produce the ferroelectric polarization via the spiorbit interaction; this can be widely observed in actual triangular-lattice magnets like delafossites CuMO2 and layered halides MX2 (M=transition metal element, X=halogen). The magnetically flexible spin structure immediately leads to the magnetic control of the ferroelectric polarization vector, both in magnitude and direction. In some cases, external electric field can well modulate magnetic states via the coupling to the spontaneous polarization. Another prototype of helimagnets is derived from the DM interaction on the noncentrosymmetric crystal; prototypical examples are the B20 type (FeSi type) transition-metal silicide and germanide families. Recently, the Skrymion lattice was confirmed to form in a narrow temperature(T) -magnetic field(B) region of the helimagnetic phase. By contrast, thin films of B20 type MSi (M=Mn or Fe1-xCox ) or MGe (M=Mn, Fe) , whose thickness is smaller than the helical spin modulation period (=10-100nm), ubiquitously form the two-dimensional (2D) Skyrmion crystal with magnetic fields (B) applied normal to the film plane over a wide T-B region down to the lowest temperature. The implication of such a 2D Skyrmion crystal in the magneto-transport properties is discussed, such as the spin-chirality- induced anomalous Hall effect

Abstract ID W009 Dielectric measurement of frustrated spin systems: A way to study frustrated magnetism
T. Kimuraa, K. Kimuraa,*, M. Sodaa,c, T. Otania, Y. Yamaguchia, H. Nakamuraa, Y. Wakabayashia, H. Yamaguchib, S. Kimurab, M. Hagiwarab, M. Matsuurac,, and K. Hirotac a Division of Materials Physics, Graduate School of Eng. Sci., Osaka University, Japan b Center for Quantum Sci. and Tech. under Extreme Conditions, Osaka University, Japan c Department of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Japan

Geometrically frustrated spin systems have attracted considerable attention because of their exotic properties such as spin liquid, spin ice, and noncollinear magnetic ordering. Spin chirality, i.e. handedness of an ordered magnetic state, often plays an important role in physical properties of frustrated magnets. However, it is not straightforward to detect and control the chirality. Thus, establishing a technique to study the spin chirality in frustrated magnets is greatly desirable. The polarized neutron diffraction technique has been developed as a powerful tool to detect the chirality. However, it has not yet been fully substantiated owing to limitation of experimental facilities and requirement of a large single crystal. In this presentation, we discuss another approach to study frustrated magnetism (e.g., detection and control of spin chirality), that is, dielectric measurement. Here, we mostly focus on one of typical frustrated spin systems, a triangular lattice antiferromagnet (TLA), CuCrO2 with the delafossite structure. In CuCrO2, magnetic properties are dominated by Cr3+ ions (3d3, S = 3/2) forming triangular lattice planes, and are well represented by a S = 3/2 Heisenberg TLA. An early neutron powder diffraction study has indicated that CuCrO2 undergoes magnetic ordering into the out-of-plane 120 structure characterized by the commensurate propagation vector (1/3,1/3,0) below TN24K [1]. Recently, magnetically-induced ferroelectricity has been reported for a polycrystalline sample below TN [2]. More lately, we have successfully grown single crystals of CuCrO2 [3]. We report magnetic, magnetostrictive, and magnetoelectric properties of the single crystal samples [4-8], and discuss detection and control of spin chirality, in (multiferroic) frustrated magnets. This work was supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (20674005, 20001004, 17072005, 20340089, 19052002, and 19052001) and Global COE Program (G10) from MEXT, Japan. Present address: Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan Present address: Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan [1] H. Kadowaki et al., J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 2, 4485 (1990). [2] S. Seki et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 067204 (2008). [3] K. Kimura et al., Phys. Rev. B 78, 140401 (2008). [4] K. Kimura et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 107201 (2009). [5] K. Kimura et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 78, 113710 (2009). [6] M. Soda et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 78, 124703 (2009). [7] H. Yamaguchi et al., Phys. Rev. B 81, 033104 (2010). [8] M. Soda et al., Phys. Rev. B 81, 100406(R) (2010).

Abstract ID T090

Complex magnetic structures and electric eld studies of Kagom-staircase compound Ni3 V2 O8 e
Ivelisse Cabrera,a,b Oksana Zaharko,c Michel Kenzelmann,d and Collin Broholma,b a Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland USA b NIST Center for Neutron Research, Gaithersburg, Maryland USA c Laboratory for Neutron Scattering, ETH Zurich & Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland d Laboratory for Developments and Methods, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland In Kagom-related magnets, interactions that are otherwise considered weak usually become e important, and are responsible for the emergence of novel ordered states. A special case is the Kagom-staircase compound Ni3 V2 O8 (NVO), where competing nearest and nexte nearest neighbor interacions, anisotropy, and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions yield long range magnetic order as the temperature is lowered below 10 K [1]. The system undergoes four magnetic phase transitions, including a transition to a multiferroic phase with concurrent magnetic and ferroelectric order. A comprehensive qualitative and quantitative analysis indicates that magnetic and ferroelectric domains are strongly coupled in this phase, collectively behaving as single multiferroic domains [2]. By complementing polarized neutron scattering with electric polarization measurements, we demonstrate direct control of multiferroic domains in NVO using an external electric eld. We present evidence for an unusual memory eect, where a previously electrically-polarized sample remembers its polarization direction upon exiting and re-entering the multiferroic phase in the absence of a eld. Finally, we discuss results on the magnetic structure renement of NVOs ordered phases using diraction and spherical neutron polarimetry that reveal new details on the magnetic structure. [1] M. Kenzelmann et al., Phys. Rev. B 74, 014429 (2006). [2] I. Cabrera et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 087201 (2009).

Abstract ID T101

Chirality and frustration in an Fe langasite

Mickael Loire,a Karol Marty,a,b Virginie Simonet,c Rak Ballou,a Eric Ressouche,a Pierre Bordet,a and Pascal Lejaya a Institut Nel, CNRS & Universit Joseph Fourier, BP166, 38042 Grenoble, France e e b Neutron Scattering Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6393, USA c Institut Nanosciences et Cryogenie, SPSMS/MDN, CEA-Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble, France

Fig. 1. Magnetic structure of Ba3 NbFe3 Si2 O14 .

Ba3 NbFe3 Si2 O14 belongs to the family of non-centrosymmetric langasite materials providing with interesting geometrically frustrated networks of spins [1]. In this layered compound, a triangular array of magnetic Fe3+ triangles are found in the (a,b) planes. Neutron studies have shown that it orders magnetically below TN =27.5 K, the magnetic moments forming a 120 spins structure within each triangle as imposed by the geometrical frustration, and showing a helical modulation along the perpendicular direction with a period of 7 lattice parameters (see gure) [2]. This magnetic structure is remarkable: it was proposed to give rise to multiferroism [3, 4]; it is single-domain, with a single helicity and a single triangular chirality. Both are related to each other and to the structural chirality which is expressed by a twist of the exchange paths between spins in adjacent layers [2]. Recent Inelastic neutron scattering experiments revealed novel features in the magnon excitations emerging from this ground state, answerable in part to the lack of inversion symmetry and in part to the underlying magnetic chirality. This work was nancially supported by the ANR 06-BLAN-01871. [1] [2] [3] [4] P. Bordet et al., J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 18, 5147 (2006). K. Marty et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 247201 (2008). K. Marty et al., Phys. Rev. B 81, 054416 (2010). H. D. Zhou et al., Chem. Mater. 21, 156 (2009).

Abstract ID T036

Azurite: a highly frustrated quasi-1D antiferromagnet

Andreas Honecker,a Robert Peters,a Thomas Pruschke,a Roser Valent b Harald Jeschke,b , b b c c Ingo Opahle, Hem Kandpal, Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta, Hena Das, Johannes Richter,d Helge Rosner,e Oleg Janson,e Shijie Hu,f Xiaoqun Wang,f Bernd Wolf,g and Michael Langg a Institut fr Theoretische Physik, Georg-August-Universitt Gttingen, Germany u a o b Institut fr Theoretische Physik, Goethe-Universitt Frankfurt am Main, Germany u a c Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, India d Institut fr Theoretische Physik, Otto-von-Guericke Universitt Magdeburg, Germany u a e Max-Planck-Institut fr Chemische Physik fester Stoe, Dresden, Germany u f Department of Physics, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China g Physikalisches Institut, Goethe-Universitt Frankfurt am Main, Germany a

Fig. 1. Crystal structure of azurite: spin-1/2 copper ions (orange), oxygen (blue), and carbon (gray). Bold lines indicate the exchange paths of the generalized diamond chain.

The natural mineral azurite has been used as a blue pigment since ancient times. More recently, a plateau at 1/3 of the saturation magnetization has been discovered [1] in the high-eld magnetization curve of azurite Cu3 (CO3 )2 (OH)2 . By ab-initio computations, we have identied eight relevant exchange constants. We argue that, to a rst approximation, the interchain exchange can be neglected for the low-energy properties and derive an eective generalized spin-1/2 diamond chain model (see bold lines in Fig. 1). Using numerical results, we then demonstrate that a consistent description can be obtained for various physical properties of azurite: (i) the low-temperature magnetization curve [1], (ii) inelastic neutron scattering on the 1/3 magnetization plateau [2], (iii) nuclear magnetic resonance measurements on the 1/3 magnetization plateau [3], and (iv) the magnetic susceptibility [1] as well as the specic heat [1,2]. Our results not only resolve previous controversies on the modeling of azurite but place it in a highly frustrated parameter regime, thus earmarking it as an interesting system for further investigation. This research was supported in part by the DFG via a Heisenberg fellowship for A.H., SFB602, and SFB/TR 49. [1] H. Kikuchi et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 227201 (2005). [2] K. C. Rule et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 117202 (2008). [3] F. Aimo et al.. Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 127205 (2009).

Abstract ID W015 Spin liquid and novel order in two-dimensional frustrated Heisenberg antiferromagnets
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Hikaru Kawamura, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University,Toyonaka 560-0043 Japan

Ordering of geometrically frustrated magnets has attracted much recent interest, since it often leads to intriguing phenomena like a spin-liquid behavior and an unconventional magnetic ordering. In this talk, I wish to take up two such examples. One is an exotic vortex order and a spin-gel state realized in the antiferromagnetic (AF) Heisenberg model on the two-dimensional (2D) triangular lattice [1], and the other is a ring-liquid or a pancake-liquid state realized in the AF Heisenberg model on the 2D honeycomb lattice with the next-nearest-neighbor interaction [2]. Interest in the ordering of triangular-lattice AFs has been enhanced by recent experiments on various triangular-lattice materials including, S=3/2 NaCrO2, S=1 NiGa2S4 and S=1/2 organic compounds, -(BEDT-TTF)2Cu2(CN)3 and EtMe3Sb[Pd(dmit)2]2. While most of these compounds exhibit a spin-liquid-like behavior at low temperatures without the conventional magnetic long-range order, all of them turn out to exhibit a weak but clear transition-like anomaly at a finite temperature. Motivated by these recent experiments, we study here the ordering of the classical Heisenberg AF on the triangular lattice by means of mean-field calculation, scaling argument, Monte Carlo and spindynamics simulations, with special attention to its vortex degree of freedom. The model exhibits a thermodynamic transition driven by the Z2-vortex binding-unbinding [3], at which various thermodynamic quantities exhibit an essential singularity. The low-temperature state is a spin-gel state with a long but finite spin correlation length where the ergodicity is broken topologically. Signature of a free Z2-vortex can be captured as a characteristic central peak of the dynamical spin structure factor [1]. In contrast to the triangular counterpart, the 2D honeycomb lattice is a bipartite lattice and is unfrustrated if the interaction is limited only to the nearest neighbors. Very recent experiment by Azuma et al on S=3/2 honeycomb-lattice Heisenberg AF Bi3Mn4O12(NO3), however, has revealed an intriguing spin-liquid-like behavior at low temperatures. Frustration effect induced by the AF nextnearest-neighbor interaction is likely to be the cause of such exotic behaviors. Motivated by the recent experiment, we study here the ordering of the classical Heisenberg AF on the honeycomb lattice with the AF next-nearest-neighbor interaction by means of a low-temperature expansion and a Monte Carlo simulation. Order from disorder mechanism is operative leading to the symmetrybroken state and the associated phase transition, which, however, are suppressed down to very low temperatures near the AF phase boundary. There, exotic spin-liquid states like the ring liquid and pancake-liquid states are stabilized down to very low temperatures, accompanied by the fieldinduced antiferromagnetism. Implications to recent experiments on the honeycomb Heisenberg AF are discussed.

[1] H. Kawamura, A. Yamamoto and T. Okubo, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 79 (2010) 023701; T. Okubo and H. Kawamura, unpublished. [2] S. Okumura, H. Kawamura, T. Okubo and Y. Motome, unpublished. [3] H. Kawamura and S. Miyashita, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 53 (1984) 4138.

Abstract ID T082

Slow spin dynamics in 2D magnetism of NiGa2 S4

Yusuke Nambu,a,b,c Jiajia Wen,a,b Satoru Nakatsuji,c and Collin Broholma,b a Institute for Quantum Matter and Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA b NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA c Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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Fig. 1. Temperature dependence of in-phase component of of the ac susceptibility. Enlarged low-T region is also plotted in the inset. Vertical dashed line indicates T = 8.5 K.

Spin dynamics and excitations of 2D triangular antiferromagnet NiGa2 S4 [1] were examined through ac and nonlinear susceptibilities and neutron experiments. This compound does not form a conventional antiferromagnetic order at least down to the lowest measured temperature. Instead, NMR/NQR [2] and SR [3] experiments clarify critical slowing down of spin dynamics toward T = 8.5 K that has a highly extended region down to another characteristic temperature T0 3 K. Spins can be dominantly uctuating with speed comparable to the resonance frequency, 106 sec, in this temperature regime (T0 < T < T ). Low frequency ac susceptibility observes frequency dependence at around T0 rather than T (Fig. 1), indicating that the majority of spins is faster than kHz above T0 and then becomes quasi-static below T0 . From nonlinear susceptibilities, it cannot be found an evidence for complete freezing at T as characterized by negative divergence of 3 in alloy spin glasses. Below T0 , neutron measurements reveal a linear dispersion, suggesting a spin-wave-like excitation in 2D despite the absence of a long-range order. We will also present recent results of inelastic neutron scattering experiment on the newly developed Multi Axis Crystal Spectrometer (MACS) at NIST Center for Neutron Research. [1] S. Nakatsuji, Y. Nambu, and S. Onoda, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 79, 011003 (2010). [2] H. Takeya et al., Phys. Rev. B 77, 054429 (2008). [3] D.E. MacLaughlin et al., Phys. Rev. B 78, 220403(R) (2008).

Abstract ID T066

Spin liquid state and its instability in the organic triangular 1/2-spin system EtMe3 Sb[Pd(dmit)2 ]2
T. Itou,a T. Kubota,a K. Yamashita,a M. Nishiyama,a A. Oyamada,a S. Maegawa,a K. Kubo,b,c H. M. Yamamoto,b,d and R. Kato,b a Graduated School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Japan b Condensed Molecular Materials Laboratory, RIKEN, Japan c Department of Chemistry, Graduated School of Science, Tohoku University, Japan d PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Japan Quantum liquidsknown to be realized in 3 He, 4 He, and electrons in metalsgenerally exhibit instabilities unforeseen under classical Newtonian dynamics such as the superuid / superconducting transition. Recently, a new quantum liquid has been discovered in organic frustrated antiferromagnetic spin-1/2 systems, called the quantum spin liquid. The fundamental question is whether instabilities other than classical ordering occur in such a quantum spin liquid, as well as in the typical well-known quantum liquids. Indeed, theorists have proposed several possible instabilities, such as spinon pairing and chiral ordering. In the most studied organic spin-liquid material -(BEDT-TTF)2 Cu2 (CN)3 , however, experimental reports on its low-temperature nature are controversial and this question has remained an open issue. We report the discovery of spin-liquid instability found in a further organic spin-liquid material, EtMe3 Sb[Pd(dmit)2 ]2 , which is a 2D triangular-lattice spin system with antiferromagnetic interactions J = 220-250 K. It has previously been found that this spin system maintains a gapless spin-liquid state down to at least 1.37 K [1]. We performed 13 C-NMR measurements at ultra-low temperatures and found an obvious kink at around 1.0 1 K in the temperature dependence of T1 . This strongly suggests that a continuous phase transition occurs at this temperature. Since continuous transitions always involve essential changes of states, that is, symmetry breaking and/or topological ordering, our result indicates that the gapless spin liquid changes to an essentially dierent spin state with symmetry breaking and/or topological ordering. The low-temperature state clearly diers from the classical magnetic-ordered phase, because the 13 C-NMR spectra do not broaden at all. 1 The steep decrease in T1 in the low-temperature phase suggests the appearance of the spin gap. We point out that the decrease does not follow an exponential law but a power law of temperature at suciently low temperatures, which implies that this gap may be nodal one. We will discuss possible scenarios to explain the instability at around 1.0 K and the nature of the low-temperature phase, which is possibly a new quantum state of matter. This work was supported by Grant-In-Aid for Scientic Research from MEXT, Japan (numbers 16GS0219, 18740199, 19052005, 20110003, and 21740255). [1] T. Itou et al., Phys. Rev. B 77, 104413 (2008).

Abstract ID T086

Spin dynamics of classical kagome antiferromagnets

Mathieu Taillefumier,a Julien Robert,b and Benjamin Canalsc Department of Physics, UIO, Postboks 1048 - Blindern 0316 Oslo (Norway) b Laboratoire Lon Brillouin - CEA Saclay, bt. 563, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France. e a c Institut Nel - 25 avenue des Martyrs, bt. K, BP 166, 38042 Grenoble cedex 9, France. e a
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By combining monte carlo and spin dynamics simulations, we investigate the possibility of coherent excitations in classical kagome antiferromagnets through the calculation of the dynamical structure factors S(Q, ) (resp. the powder averaged S(|Q|, )). In the dense, non disordered case, evidences for spin wave like excitations are given: we show that the Heisenberg kagome antiferromagnet has two distincts low temperature dynamical regimes, whose temperature ranges are given by the entropically driven onset of spin plane coplanarity at T /J 5 103 . We furthermore show that the low temperature manifold is very fragile and that the spin dynamics strongly depends on the ratio of disorder, whatever its type (non-magnetic impurities or bond distortions). Antisymmetric interactions are nally taken into account as another source of perturbation. [1] J. Robert, B. Canals, V. Simonet and R. Ballou, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 117207 (2008). [2] M. Taillefumier, J. Robert, and B. Canals (unpublished).

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Abstract ID W019 Highly Frustrated Magnets of Current Interest

Zenji Hiroi Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan

I would like to give a brief review on various highly-frustrated antiferromagnets that recently have attracted many researchers in the field of quantum magnetism from the materials point of view. They are realized in the pyrochlore, triangular and kagome lattices, or even in the diamond and honeycomb lattices in the presence of next-nearest-neighbor interactions. Particularly, emphasis is on the spin-1/2 kagome antiferromagnet (KAF). There has been a controversial issue on the ground state of the spin-1/2 KAF. Theoretically predicted is a tiny gap of the order of a few percent of a nearest-neighbor antiferromagnetic interaction J in the magnetic excitation spectrum [1]. In contrast, experimentalists have always observed gapless features in various kagome compounds including herbertsmithite ZnCu3(OH)6Cl2 [2], volborthite Cu3V2O7(OH)22H2O [3] and vesignieite BaCu3V2O8(OH)2 [4]. In actual materials, however, some unfavorable effects such as a structural distortion, chemical disorder, interplane or higher-order intra-plane interactions are more or less inevitable and may disrupt or mask the intrinsic ground state of the spin-1/2 KAF. Thus, one has to investigate their properties carefully and systematically. Herbertsmithite is a structurally perfect but compositionally imperfect kagome compound, suffering from an exchange between Cu and Zn ions. Vesignieite presents an almost isotropic kagome lattice, but the sample quality seems to be poor at present probably due to certain chemical disorder. In contrast, volborthite presents a structurally distorted kagome lattice with much less effect of randomness. Our group has studied volborthite using high-quality polycrystalline samples and found spin-liquid like behavior with no gap but with a peculiar transition at 1 K, where NMR 1/T1T exhibits a sharp peak [5] and specific heat exhibits not a peak but a clear kink. On the other hand, three magnetization steps are observed at magnetic fields of 4.3, 25 and 46 T, which are followed by a magnetization plateau above 60 T. It seems that interesting physics is involved there, although many mysteries to be clarified have been left for volborthite. I acknowledge useful discussions with Y. Okamoto, M. Yoshida and M. Takigawa. This research was supported in part by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas "Novel States of Matter Induced by Frustration" (19052003). [1] C. Waldtmann et al., Eur. Phys. J. B 2 (1998) 501. [2] M. P. Shores et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127 (2005) 13462. [3] H. Yoshida et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 78, 043704 (2009) [4] Y. Okamoto et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 78, 033701 (2009). [5] M. Yoshida et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 103 (2009) 077207.

Abstract ID W023 A molecular Mott system with a quasi-triangular lattice

Reizo Kato Condensed Molecular Materials Laboratory, RIKEN, Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan

Fig. 1. Crystal structure of -type Pd(dmit)2 salt, quasi-triangular lattice, and temperature dependence of magnetic susceptibility for Me4Sb, EtMe3Sb, and Et2Me2Sb salts. A series of -type anion radical salts of Pd(dmit)2 (dmit=1,3-dithiole-2-thione-4,5-dithiolate; Fig. 1) with monovalent cations EtxMe4-xZ+ (Et = C2H5-, Me = CH3-, Z= P, As, Sb; x = 02) belong to a 2D Mott system with a quasi-triangular lattice [1]. At ambient pressure, they are dimer Mott insulators where one spin (S=1/2) is localized on each dimer unit [Pd(dmit)2]2-. Choice of the cation provides fine tuning of the interdimer interactions and leads to various magnetic states: an antiferromagnetic ordered state (Me4Sb), a charge ordered state (Et2Me2Sb), and a quantum spin liquid state (EtMe3Sb) as shown in Fig. 1 [2]. We can observe the effects of frustration in various situations, including the spin dynamics in a thermal transition and a pressure-induced Mott transition toward a metallic (and frequently superconducting) state. This work has been done in collaboration with M. Tamura, A. Tajima, A. Nakao, T. Fukunaga, K. Kubo, H. M. Yamamoto, S. Yamashita (RIKEN), T. Yamamoto, Y. Nakazawa (Osaka Univ.), T. Itou, M. Yamashita, and Y. Matsuda (Kyoto Univ.). This work was supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (No. 20110003) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan [1] R. Kato, Chem. Rev. 104, 5319 (2004). [2] M. Tamura and R. Kato, Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater., 10, 024304 (2009).

Abstract ID W030 Magnetic excitations of the quantum dimer system Sr3Cr2O8

Diana L. Quintero-Castro,a Bella Lake,a,b Elisa M. Wheeler,a A.T.M. Nazmul Islam,a Tatiana Guidi,c Kirrily C. Rule,a Zunbeltz Izaola, a Margarita Russina, a Klaus Kiefer, a Yurii Skourski d a Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin fr Materialien und Energie, D-14109 Berlin, Germany b Institut fr Festkrperphysik, Technische Universitt Berlin, D-10623 Berlin, Germany c ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, U.K. d Hochfeld Magnetlab, Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf EV, D-01314 Dresden, Germany

Sr3Cr2O8 is an interesting and rich system for a number of reasons. It is a dimerised quantum magnet with gapped excitations and displays Bose-Einstein condensation in an applied magnetic field. The interdimer interactions are frustrated at high temperatures and the frustration is lifted by orbital ordering. Furthermore it displays substantial magnonphonon coupling at low temperatures. Sr3Cr2O8 consists of triangular bilayers of Chromium ions in the a-b plane that are stacked along the c direction in a ABCABC sequence. The magnetic ions are paired into dimers by the dominant antiferromagnetic bilayer coupling and the system can therefore be viewed as a frustrated triangular network of dimers. The Chromium ions are in the unusual 5+ valence state resulting in one electron in the 3d shell and a spin value of while the tetrahedral crystal field ensures that this electron occupies the doubly degenerate eg orbitals. At 285K Sr3Cr2O8 undergoes a cooperative Jahn-Teller distortion that lifts the orbital degeneracy so that only the 3z2-r2 orbital is occupied. The low temperature structure is characterized by monoclinic crystal symmetry and antiferroorbital ordering [1]. The transition also lifts the frustration giving rise to spatially anisotropic exchange paths and results in three crystal twins. Furthermore there is evidence from Raman and ESR measurements of strong magnon-phonon coupling around ~110K [2,3]. We have grown single crystals of Sr3Cr2O8 and have performed DC susceptibility measurements, high field magnetisation and powder and single crystal inelastic neutron scattering. The data reveals a singlet ground state and gapped triplet excitations consisting of three modes arising from the three twins. The magnetic exchange interactions were extracted using the first moment sum rule and a random phase approximation. At base temperature the intradimer coupling is found to be J0=5.6 meV and the ratio of interdimer to intradimer exchange constants is J/J0=0.64. Our findings reveal the interplay of spin, lattice and orbital degrees of freedom in Sr3Cr2O8 and our results will be compared with the related compounds Ba3Cr2O8 (where the Jahn-Teller distortion is dynamical) and Ba3Mn2O8 (where the Jahn-Teller distortion is absent).

[1] L.C. Chapon, C. Stock, P.G. Radaelli, and C. Martin, cond-mat arXiv:0807.0877v2 (2008). [2] P. Lemmens, (private communication). [3] J. Deisenhofer (private communication).

Abstract ID T062

Fractional Spin Textures from Dilution

Arnab Sen,a Kedar Damle,b and Roderich Moessnerc a Boston University b Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India c Max-Planck-Institut fr Physik komplexer Systeme, Dresden, Germany u

orphan spin y x Kagome layer 3 5 4 6 Apical spin 1 2 0 Kagome layer Cr(3+) S=3/2 moment Isolated dimer layer

Fig. 1. The SCGO lattice

We discuss how a classical spin fractionalises by dressing itself with an extended texture which screens exactly half the spins moment in the limit of zero temperature. This screening provided by the surrounding spin liquid is not entirely unlike the screening of an impurity in the Kondo eect. In detail, we consider non-magnetic substitutions in the quasi two-dimensional kagometriangle sandwich (Fig.1), motivated by experiments on SCGO [1]. Correlated defects, where impurities substitute for all but one spin on a defective triangle or tetrahedron, are particularly interesting in this context. The resulting orphan spin [2], on the simplex acts like a paramagnetic spin as T 0 and induces a spin texture around it [1,3]. We provide a detailed analysis of the properties of this texture as a function of eld and temperature. We also numerically analyse the issue of interactions between these extended textures, which allows us to address the NMR experiments by Limot et al. [1].

[1] L. Limot et. al, Phys. Rev. B 65, 14447 (2002). [2] P. Schier and R. Daruka, Phys. Rev. B 56, 13712 (1997); R. Moessner and A. J. Berlinsky, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 3293 (1999) [3] C. L. Henley, Can. J. Phys. 79, 1307 (2001)

Abstract ID T079

High-eld phases in Volborthite

Masashi Takigawa,a Makoto Yoshida,a Mladen Horvati,b Steen Krmer,b Sutirtha c a Mukhopadhyay,b Claude Berthier,b Yoshihiko Okamoto,a and Zenji Hiroia a Insitute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan Laboratoire National des Champ Magntique Intenses, CNRS, BP 166 - 38042 Grenoble, e France
      

Fig. 1. Magnetic eld - temperature phase diagram obtained from V-NMR measurements in Volborthite

Volborthite Cu3 V2 O7 (OH)2 2H2 O is a quasi 2D compound, in which Cu2+ ions with spin-1/2 make a spacially anisotorpic kagom lattice formed by isosceles triangles. Consequently, it e has two Cu sites and two kinds of exchange interactions. H. Yoshida et al. found a sequence of magnetization steps at 4, 25, and 46 tesla in a high quality powder sample [1]. M. Yoshida et al. performed V-NMR experiments, which revealed a magnetic transition at 1 K for the elds below 4 T accompanied by a sharp peak of nuclear relaxation rate and appearance of internal magnetic eld due to some kind of magnetic order [2]. A sudden change in the NMR spectral shape and relaxation behavior was found at 4 T, where the rst magnetization step occurs. Recently we have extended NMR measurements to higher elds up to 31 T. The obtained H-T phase diagram is shown in Fig. 1. All the phase boundaries are marked by a sudden line broadening or a change of spectral shape. There are three distinct magnetic phases at low temperatures, consistent with the magnetization results. The phase I is characterized by anomalous Lorentzian line shape and highly enhanced spin-echo decay rate. Phase II exhibits two kinds of V sites with distinct relaxation behavior, indicating a heterogeneous magnetic structure. The eld region between phase II and III is likely to correspond to the broadened transition due to anisotorpy of g-facor in the powder smaple. [1] H. Yoshida et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 78, 043704 (2009). [2] M. Yoshida et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 077207 (2009).

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Abstract ID W007 Bipartite Spin Excitations in a Two-dimensional Quantum Spin-liquid State Minoru Yamashita,a Norihito Nakata,a Yoshinori Senshu,a Masaki Nagata,a Hiroshi M. Yamamoto,b,c Reizo Kato,b Takasada Shibauchi,a Yuji Matsudaa
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Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan b RIKEN, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan c JST-PRESTO, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan

Quantum spins under geometrical frustration are expected to host novel quantum spin liquid states where strong fluctuation destroys magnetic long-range order even at the zero temperature. By now, some promising candidates have been reported to have no long-range order down to the lowest temperature. The detail nature of the QSLs, however, has remained elusive. One promising method to unveil the ground state is to measure the thermal conductivity because it is very sensitive to delocalized low-lying quasiparticles and can be applied to one single organic crystal in which it is very difficult to adopt neutron scattering measurements. We report thermal conductivity xx measurements of a Pd(dmit)2-compound down to 100 mK. This organic insulator with nearly identical 2D triangular lattice of S = 1/2 has been reported to possess a spin liquid state down to ~ J/12,000 by NMR. We found a clear enhancement of thermal conductivity of the spin liquid material from a non-magnetic cousin compound, showing a substantial contribution of spin thermal transport. Most remarkably, a sizable xx/T is clearly resolved in the zero-temperature limit, in contrast to the absence of the linear term found in -(BEDTTTF)2Cu2(CN)3 [1]. This finite residual indicates gapless spin excitations, in analogy to excitations near the Fermi surface in normal metals. Meanwhile, its magnetic-field dependence suggests a concomitant appearance of spin-gap at low temperatures. These findings expose a highly unusual dichotomy which characterizes the low-energy physics of this quantum spin liquid. This work was supported by KAKENHI (20224008, 22740224) from JSPS. [1] M. Yamashita, et al., Nature Physics 5, 44-47 (2009).

Abstract ID T023

Synchrotron X-ray as a Useful Probe for Frustrated Magnets

T. Arima,a,b H. Ohsumi,b S. Takeshita,b H. Sagayama,a D. Okuyama,c S. Fujiyama,c B. J. Kim,d and Hidenori Takagic,d a Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan b RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Sayo 679-5148, Japan c Advanced Science Institute, RIKEN, Wako 351-0198, Japan d University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8561, Japan Magnetic structures in condensed matters have been almost always studied by using neutron diraction. In principle, however, x-ray can also provide some information about the spatial distribution of spin moments. Here we present several successful examples of x-ray studies of magnetism at SPring-8, Japan. 1. Helimangetic Ferroelectrics [1] Blume and Gibbs proposed that the intensity of magnetic reection of a helimagnet should be dierent between left- and right-handed circularly polarized x-ray beams [2]. Such a dierence in the intensity for the circularly polarized beams has been successfully detected in some helimagnetic ferroelectrics, which are usually termed multiferroics. In DyMnO3 , for example, the intensity of the (4 q 1) reection was found to be dependent on the circular polarization. The ipping ratio was observed to be reversed at (4 q 1), implying a spiral magnetic structure with the spin spiral plane of (1 0 0). The relation between the deduced spin helicity and ferroelectric polarization direction is the same as that for TbMnO3 , revealed by spin-polarized neutron diraction. 2. Magnetic Structures in Iridates [3] X-rays with the photon energies corresponding to the 2p5d excitations in 5d transition elements have wavelengths of about one angstrom. Therefore, resonant x-ray diraction can be useful for investigating the magnetic structures in 5d transition metal compounds. For example, in Sr2 IrO4 , intense resonant magnetic reections enabled us to determine the magnetic structure without any neutron result. Moreover, our x-ray study revealed the unique magnetic state of Ir4+ ions. The resonant enhancement of the magnetic reections is extremely large at the L3 edge but almost absent at the L2 edge. The contrast suggests that the quantum number of the electronic state of each Ir4+ ion with ve t2g electrons is not the total spin S but the eective momentum Je dened as the dierence between the spin and orbital angular momenta. The Je = 1/2 state was also conrmed by the polarization dependence of the intensity of a nonresonant magnetic reection. This method is now being applied to some 5d transition-metal oxides with the geometrical frustration. This research was supported in part by FIRST program, JSPS, and by a Grant-in-Aid No.19052001, MEXT, Japan. [1] H. Sagayama et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 79, 043711 (2010). [2] M. Blume and D. Gibbs, Phys. Rev. B 37, 1779 (1988). [3] B. J. Kim et al., Science 323, 1329 (2009).

Abstract ID T021

Spin-orbit entanglement in Mott insulators: new route to unusual phases

George Jackeli,a a Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstrasse 1, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany In the last few years, there has been an upsurge of interest in transition metal compounds in which unusual phases may emerge due to a relativistic spin-orbit interaction. I will report our recent results on the eects of spin-orbit coupling in Mott insulators. First, we discuss the ground state phases of a spin one-half Hamiltonian on a honeycomb lattice describing the exchange interactions between Kramers doublets of Ir4+ ions in a family of layered iridates A2 IrO3 (A=Li, Na). The Hamiltonian interpolates between Heisenberg and an exactly solvable Kitaev models, depending on microscopic parameters [1,2]. The model exhibits rich phase behavior [2], with an extended spin-liquid phase near the Kitaev limit, and a conventional Nel state close to the Heisenberg limit. The two phases are e separated by a stripy antiferromagnetic order. We next show that the spin-orbit interaction in a system of d1 -ions on a square lattice may drive a magnetically hidden order in which the expectation values of the local spin and orbital moments both vanish. The order parameter responsible for a time-reversal symmetry breaking has a composite nature and is a spin-orbital analog of a magnetic octupole. We argue that such a hidden order is realized in the layered perovskite Sr2 VO4 [3]. [1] G. Jackeli and G. Khaliullin, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 017205 (2009). [2] J. Chaloupka, G. Jackeli and G. Khaliullin, (unpublished). [3] G. Jackeli and G. Khaliullin, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 067205 (2009).

Abstract ID T045

Spin correlations of Sr2 IrO4 and Eu2 Ir2 O7 observed by resonant magnetic x-ray diuse scattering
Shigeki Fujiyama Magnetic Materials Laboratory, RIKEN, Hirosawa, Wako, Japan Recent developments on 5d transition metal oxides have revealed several iridium oxides show insulating transport properties in spite of widely distributed wave functions and concomitant large transfer integrals. As the origin of this insulating behavior, it is proposed that unconventional Je = 1/2 electronic state originating from strong spin-orbit coupling is realized and small Coulomb interaction opens a gap for charge excitation spectra [1]. While spin correlations among Je = 1/2 spins may provide new functions to magnetic materials, iridium is a strong neutron absorber and there are no experimental technique to study q-dependent spin correlation functions so far. Here we present the results of resonant magnetic x-ray diuse scattering of a perovskite Sr2 IrO4 (TN =230 K) and a pyrochlore Eu2 Ir2 O7 (Tf =100 K). The inplane magnetic correlation length of Sr2 IrO4 is much longer than interplane one and shows weak temperature evolution toward TN . We t the observed correlation length to a quantum Monte Carlo simulation for two dimensional square lattice Heisenberg model, and obtained a value of antiferromagnetic coupling as J = 1300 K. This value is comparable to that of S = 1/2 based La2 CuO4 (J 1500 K). Eu2 Ir2 O7 provides a unique playground to study magnetic correlation of Je = 1/2 with geometrical frustration. The susceptibility shows a slight increase upon cooling above 100 K, and shows dierent temperature dependences of the susceptibilities of eld-cooling and zero-eld cooling below the freezing temperature. We performed crystal structure analysis using synchrotron radiation x-ray diraction, and found the space group F d is kept across 3m the magnetic transition temperature. Using resonant magnetic x-ray scattering technique, we found magnetic diuse scattering at 10 K. The observed diuse scattering is widely distributed in the reciprocal space, suggestive of short ranged magnetic correlation below 100 K. This work has been done in collaboration with H. Ohsumi, S. Niitaka, T. Komesu, S. Takeshita, B.J. Kim, T. Arima and H. Takagi. [1] B.J. Kim et al, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101 076402 (2008), Science 323, 1329 (2009)

Oral Presentations: Th d O lP t ti Thursday

Abstract ID T011

Spin ice
a

Steven Bramwell,a London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London, 17-19 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AH, UK

Spin ice is the paradigm frustrated ferromagnet in which the spin directions map onto hydrogen positions in water ice. It represents a vivid demonstration of the broad applicability of the concept of frustration and its exotic consequences. In this talk I will review the various interesting aspects of spin ice physics that have been elucidated since 1997. These topics may be conveniently discussed in terms of the mapping between spin ice and water ice. To an excellent approximation, spin ice is an experimental example of an ice type or 16-vertex model. I will show that it is the best experimental realisation of such models yet discovered, representing an extraordinary laboratory for the study of a vertex model phase diagram. This includes ordered and partially disordered phases of reduced dimensionality and unique examples of so-called Kasteleyn transitions [1]. The main correction to the 16-vertex model picture comes from the dipole-dipole interaction. Remarkably, this correction raises the spin ice - water ice analogy to the level of electrodynamics and introduces the physics of emergent magnetic monopoles [2], analogous to water ices ionic defects. I will describe recent experiments that establish an extraordinary symmetry between electricity and magnetism in the form of magnetricity [3]. I will look forward to future devlopments in spin ice physics based on these developments. [1] T. Fennell et al. Nature Physics 3, 566 (2007). [2] C. Castelnovo, R. Moessner, S. L. Sondhi, Nature 451, 42 (2008). [3] S. T. Bramwell, S. R. Giblin et al., Nature 461, 956 (2009).

Abstract ID T015

Magnetic monopole physics in spin ice materials

a

Claudio Castelnovo,a Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics and Worcester College, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3NP, UK

Spin ice materials such as Dy2 Ti2 O7 and Ho2 Ti2 O7 provide a rare instance of fractionalisation in three dimensions: their elementary excitations carry a fraction of the magnetic moment of the microscopic spin degrees of freedom, and they can be thought of as magnetic monopoles [1]. The peculiar nature of these excitations leads to unique signatures in the equilibrium and response properties of spin ice materials. These include unusual neutron scattering structure factors [2-4], dynamical arrest and long lived non-equilibrium metastable states [5], as well as a response to external magnetic elds that promotes spin ice as a magnetic analogue of an electrolyte [6]. In this talk, I review several of these striking phenomena, and discuss open questions and future perspectives. The formulation of the low-temperature phase in terms of an emergent gauge eld permits an unusual degree of analytical progress in the modelling of these materials. [1] C. Castelnovo, R. Moessner, and S. L. Sondhi, Nature 451, 42 (2008). [2] H. Kadowaki, N. Doi, Y. Aoki, Y. Tabata, T. J. Sato, J. W. Lynn, K. Matsuhira, and Z. Hiroi, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 78, 103706-1 (2009). [3] T. Fennell, P. P. Deen, A. R. Wildes, K. Schmalzl, D. Prabhakaran, A. T. Boothroyd, R. J. Aldus, D. F. McMorrow, and S. T. Bramwell, Science 326, 415 (2009). [4] D. J. P. Morris, D. A. Tennant, S. A. Grigera, B. Klemke, C. Castelnovo, R. Moessner, C. Czternasty, M. Meissner, K. C. Rule, J.-U. Homann, K. Kiefer, S. Gerischer, D. Slobinsky, and R. S. Perry, Science 326, 411 (2009). [5] C. Castelnovo, R. Moessner, and S. L. Sondhi, Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 107201 (2009). [6] S. T. Bramwell, S. R. Giblin, S. Calder, R. Aldus, D. Prabhakaran, and T. Fennell, Nature 461, 956 (2009).

Abstract ID W008 Dirac Strings and Magnetic Monpoles in the Spin Ice, Dy2Ti2O7
D.J.P. Morris,a D.A. Tennant,a,b S.A. Grigera,c B. Klemke,a,b C. Castelnovo,d R. Moessner,e C. Czternasty,a M. Meissner,a K.C. Rule,a J.-U. Hoffmann,a K. Kiefer,a S. Gerischer,a D. Slobinsky,f and R.S. Perry.g a Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fr Materialien und Energie, Berlin, Germany b Institut fr Festkrperphysik, Technische Universitt Berlin, Berlin, Germany c Instituto de Fsica de Lquidos y Sistemas Biolgicos, La Plata, Argentina d Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, Oxford, UK e Max-Planck-Institut fr Physik Komplexer Systeme, Dresden, Germany f School of Physics and Astronomy, St. Andrews, UK g School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

Fig. 1. (left) A string of spins forming the analogy of the Dirac string, terminated in magnetic monopoles. (right) Heat capacity data can be understood by thinking of an emergent gas of monopoles (blue line). Recent proposals in condensed matter physics that magnetic monopoles can appear as emergent quasiparticles have attracted wide levels of interest. Diracs original picture of magnetic monopoles had them connected to strings through which magnetic flux flowed. Here we report studies into a system called Spin Ice. Spins on magnetic ions mimic the hydrogen bonds in water ice, obeying ice rules of 2 spins into and 2 spins out of their tetrahedron. In these materials it has been predicted that strings of spins form screening the applied magnetic field via a 3D Kasteleyn transition [1]. The geometry of spin-ice allows for net magnetic charge (magnetic monopoles) to form where ice rules are broken at the tips of the strings [2]. Here we present three experimental pieces of evidence for these strings and magnetic monopoles [3]. Magnetization data confirms the Kasteleyn transition leads to the formation of strings of spins. Neutron scattering then is used to measure the field dependent behavior of these strings, along which B flows towards the monopoles analogous to Dirac strings and therefore B = 0 remains intact. Finally heat capacity results can be described by a gas of magnetic monopoles interacting via the magnetic Coulomb interaction. [1] L.D.C. Jaubert, et al. Phys Rev. Lett. 100, 067207 (2008). [2] C. Castelnovo, et al. Nature 451, 42 (2008). [3] D.J.P. Morris, et al. Science 326, 411 (2009).

Abstract ID T031

Numerical evidence for U(1) liquid phases in three dimensions : Does quantum ice have monopoles, too ?
Nic Shannon,a Olga Sikora,a Frank Pollmann,b Karlo Penc,c and Peter Fulded,e a H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TL, UK b Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA c Research Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics, H-1525 Budapest, P.O.B. 49, Hungary d Max-Planck-Institut fr Physik komplexer Systeme, 01187 Dresden, Germany u e Asia Pacic Center for Theoretical Physics, Pohang, Korea Fractional excitations exactly analagous to the magnetic monopoles found in spin ice occur in quantum quantum loop and dimer models on a bipartite lattice. In two dimensions, uctuations drive these models to order, causing the excitations to conne. However it has been suggested that in three dimensions these models can support an extended U (1) liquid phase with deconned excitations which are monopoles of the underlying lattice gauge theory [1,2,3].
RK point U(1) Liquid
c

ordered phase(s)

isolated states 1

Fig. 1. Proposed phase diagram for the quantum loop and dimer models on a bipartite lattice in three dimensions, following [1,2,3].

Here we present the results of an extensive quantum Monte Carlo study of three-dimensional quantum loop and dimer models. Our results for the quantum dimer model on a diamond lattice explicitly conrm the existence of the three phases proposed a 16-sublattice ordered R state with cubic symmetry, a set of isolated states and, separating them, a U (1) liquid phase with deconned fractional excitiations [4]. We discuss how this analysis generalises to a number of related models, including the quantum loop model on a diamond lattice the quantum analogue of spin ice. [1] [2] [3] [4] R. Moessner and S.L. Sondhi, Phys. Rev. B 68, 184512 (2003). M. Hermele et al., Phys. Rev. B 69, 064404 (2004). D. L. Bergman et al., Phys. Rev. B 73, 134402 (2006). O. Sikora et al., Phys. Rev. Lett 103, 247001 (2009).

Abstract ID T034

Quantum criticality in itinerant ice-rule systems

Masafumi Udagawa, Hiroaki Ishizuka, and Yukitoshi Motome Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Ice rule is a congurational constraint on two-state variables dened at neighboring four lattice sites so that two out of four are in the opposite state to the other two. This concept plays an important role not only in water ice Ih [1], but the charge frustrated system, magnetite Fe3 O4 [2] and spin ice materials, such as Ho2 Ti2 O7 [3] and Dy2 Ti2 O7 [4]. Under the ice-rule constraint, the ground state is disordered and retains macroscopic degeneracy. Nevertheless, the ice-rule conguration is not completely random but cooperative in nature because of a hidden gauge structure. An interesting question is how this cooperative ice-rule texture aects the electronic properties when the system is itinerant. In this contribution, we address this issue in one of the simplest models which describe fermions interact with ice-rule variables, an extended Falicov-Kimball model 1 nf nf , H = t (c cj + H.c.) + U nc (nf ) + V i j i i i 2 i i,j i,j where ci annihilates a spinless fermion at site i, and the number of immobile particles takes nf = 0 or 1. We consider this model on a family of tetrahedron-based lattices, such as i the pyrochlore lattice (Fig. (a)) in the ice-rule limit: nf = 1/2 and V , where i the immobile particles distribute with satisfying the ice rule, i.e., two out of four sites are occupied in every tetrahedron (Fig. (a)). We nd that this model is exactly solvable on a loop-less variant of the tetrahedron-based lattices, a tetrahedron Husimi cactus (THC) (Fig. (b)). We clarify the ground-state phase diagram including a charge ice insulator in which the fermions are localized in the ice-rule conguration (Fig. (c)). The exact solution reveals a quantum critical point, where a novel non-Fermi-liquid behavior is obtained. We also discuss the stability of fractional excitations breaking the ice-rule manifold.
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U / 2t
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charge ice -2.0 insulator

2t /U
-3.0 0.0

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Fig. Examples of ice rule conguration on (a) a pyrochlore lattice and (b) THC. The sites with nf = 1(0) are shown with lled (empty) circles. (c) The exact ground-state phase i diagram of the extended Falicov-Kimball model on THC in the ice-rule limit.

[1] [2] [3] [4]

L. Pauling, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 57, 2680 (1935). P. W. Anderson, Phys. Rev. 102, 1008 (1956). M. J. Harris et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 2554 (1997). A. P. Ramirez et al., Nature 399, 333 (1999).

Abstract ID T050

Topological sector uctuations in Ho2 Ti2 O7

P. C. W. Holdsworth,a L. D. C. Jaubert,b T. Fennell,c M. J. Harris,d S. T. Bramwelle and R. Melkof a Laboratoire de Physique, Ecole Normale Suprieure de Lyon, 69364, Lyon 07, France. e b Max-Plack-Institut fr Physik komplexer Systeme, 01189 Dresden, Germany. u c Institut Laue Langevin, BP 156, 38042 Grenoble 09, France . d Oriel College, Oxford, OX1 4EW, UK.Oriel College, Oxford, OX1 4EW. e London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London, London WC1H 0AH, UK. f Department of Physics, University of Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada. There has been much recent interest in topological constraints and phases with hidden topological order [1]. However the interest in topology is not limited to quantum systems [2,3], as the constraints inherent to geometrically frustrated magnets or classical dimer systems also lead to extremely rich many body behaviour. Particularly, spin ice models and materials have proved fruitful testing grounds for the collective behaviour associated with topological constraints. The extensive low energy manifold of states is subject to a local constraint, the ice rules, with two spins pointing into and two out of every tetrahedron on the underlying pyrochlore lattice. This topologically constrained Coulomb phase shows long ranged correlations [4] but is not topologically ordered, as the local divergence free condition is compatible with an ensemble of gauge invariant topological sectors with U (1) symmetry. In this talk we show that low temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements in Ho2 Ti2 O7 provide evidence for the uctuating topological sector and the absence of topological order down to the lowest temperatures. [1] X.-G. Wen, Phys. Rev. B 65, 165113 (2002), Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 110405 (2006) [2] C. J. Henley, Preprint 2009, arXiv:0912.4531. [3] C. Castelnovo and C. Chamon, Physical Review B 76 174416 (2007). [4] S. V. Isakov, K. Gregor, R. Moessner, and S. L. Sondhi, Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 167204 (2004).

Abstract ID T70

Magnetization plateaus in dimer-based frustrated magnets close to a quantum phase transition

Frdric Mila,a e e a Institute of Theoretical Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne, 1015 e e Lausanne, Switzerland

In quantum antiferromagnets made of weakly coupled dimers, the magnetization process is best seen as lling up a system of hard-core bosons, and frustration in the inter-dimer coupling has been shown to reduce their kinetic energy, leading to magnetization plateaus. In the bosonic language, these plateaus correspond to Mott insulating phases in which hardcore bosons form a Wigner crystal. One might expect this picture to remain valid as long as the inter-dimer coupling is not large enough to induce a quantum phase transition. In this talk, I will show that this is not the case, and that, even in the gapped phase, increasing the inter-dimer coupling can modify the previous picture in two important ways. First of all, and quite surprisingly, this can lead to the appearance of a new kind of plateau in which bound-states of hard-core bosons form a Wigner crystal instead of single particles. This has been demonstrated in the context of a Shastry-Sutherland tube, a quasi-1D version of the Shastry-Sutherland model. Secondly, for the standard plateaus, increasing the inter-dimer coupling leads to a signicant delocalization of the bosons inside the Mott insulating phases, which are better seen as a charge-density wave than as Wigner crystals. Implications for the plateau compound SrCu2 (BO3 )2 will be discussed.

Abstract ID T043

Classical topological order in non-abelian height models

a

Christopher Henley,a Dept. of Physics, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY 14853-2501

Let elements of some nite group G occupy edges of some lattice, with two constraints: (i) the product of elements around each plaquette is the identity (as in gauge models); (ii) not all group elements are allowed on the edges, but only one or two group classes. Without constraint (ii), this would be the same as the discrete gauge models of [2]. Such a model may possess classical topological order [1], possibly non-abelian order when G is a non-abelian group. Classical topological order shares some properties familiar in the quantum version, e.g. (in the non-abelian case) the fusion of two topological defects produces a combined defect of more than one possible kind. However, such quantum features as dual vortex defects (e.g. visons in Z2 models) are missing. Classical models with topological order have repeatedly appeared in the literature (e.g. [3]), but usually as a limiting case of a quantum model, or as a step in its construction; instead, we can study them as freestanding models, without even knowing how to extend them to a quantum version. (For the nonabelian examples in my family of models, there is no obvious way to do this while respecting the group symmetry.) Since constraint (ii) spoils the gauge symmetry, it is not fore-ordained that these models have topological disordered phases (they might have long range order) and they have all sorts of nonzero (though exponentially decaying) correlations. It will be feasible to study large systems with disorder, e.g. dilute quenched defects behave as local spins with exponentially decaying interactions that (I conjecture) can be written in terms of the representations of G. I will explain the enumeration of topological sectors, and give crude criteria to estimate the viability of any model of this class. The accessibility of congurations in MC updating is another criterion; abelian cases generically require loop updates whereas non-abelian cases need cluster updates, but in favorable cases, a single-site update may suce. It appears desirable that G have no normal subgroups, which suggests the 60-element group A5 as an attractive choice. Supported by NSF grant DMR-0552461. [1] C. Castelnovo and C. Chamon, Phys. Rev. B 76, 174416 (2007). [2] B. Douot and L. B. Ioe, New J. Phys. 7, 187 (2005). c [3] R. Moessner and S. Sondhi, Phys. Rev. Lett 86, 1881 (2001)

Abstract ID 010

Nematic valence bond order and magnetic supersolidity in highly frustrated magnets
Arun Paramekanti,a,b R. Ganesh,a D. Heidarian,a A. Mulder,a and L. Capriottic a Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S1A7, Canada b Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1Z8, Canada c Quantitative Strategies, Investment Banking Division, Credit Suisse Group, Eleven Madison Avenue, New York City, NY 10010-3086, USA Motivated by ongoing experiments on Bi3 M4 O12 (NO3 ), (M=Mn,V,Cr), we have studied a honeycomb lattice Heisenberg model with nearest (J1 ) and next-nearest neighbor (J2 ) interactions [1]. For J2 /J1 > 1/6, the classical model has a one-parameter family of degenerate incommensurate spin spiral ground states. Leading spin wave corrections break this degeneracy in favor of specic spin spirals, leading to quantum order by disorder for large spin. However the resulting magnetic order is likely to melt for spin S = 1/2. We present arguments, supported by bond operator calculations, for the emergence of a staggered dimer state in the S = 1/2 model over some range of J2 /J1 . This state is a nematic valence bond solid (VBS) which breaks lattice rotational symmetry. We also consider thermal disordering of the spin spiral state - while any nonzero temperature destroys the magnetic order, a thermal analogue of the nematic VBS survives and undergoes a 3-state Potts model transition into the high temperature paramagnet. We argue for this scenario based on Landau theory and Monte Carlo simulations of the classical J1 -J2 Heisenberg model. The second model we have studied is a triangular lattice XXZ antiferromagnet with exchange interactions Jz , J > 0. This model was proposed by Anderson and Fazekas as possibly supporting a spin liquid state for spin S = 1/2 in the vicinity of the Ising limit Jz /J 1. We have recently carried out an extensive variational Monte Carlo study of this model [2] which indicate that it has 3-sublattice supersolid order for all Jz > J . This supersolid order may be viewed, for Jz /J , as a result of quantum uctuations within the highly degenerate manifold of minimally frustrated classical Ising congurations. This research was supported by NSERC of Canada, the A. P. Sloan Foundation, and an Ontario Early Researcher Award. [1] A. Mulder, R. Ganesh, L. Capriotti, and A. Paramekanti, arXiv:1004.1119 (unpublished). [2] D. Heidarian and A. Paramekanti, Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 015301 (2010).

Oral Presentations: F id O lP t ti Friday

Abstract ID W056 Theory of Quantum Spin Liquids

T. Senthil Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA

The last several years have seen tremendous progress in our theoretical understanding of quantum spin liquid states of Mott insulators. More recently interesting candidate materials realizing such a state have emerged in both two and three dimensions. In this talk I will first provide an overview of the theory of the quantum spin liquid state. I will describe various ideas on where such states may be found and some of their experimental signatures. I will also discuss the nature of phase transitions from the quantum spin liquid state to other more conventional phases of matter. In particular I will highlight the opportunities for studying continuous Mott metal-insulator transitions free of the complications of magnetism.

Abstract ID T030

Spin liquid and Topological Insulator in Frustrated Magnets

a

Yong Baek Kim,a Department of Physics, 60 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A7, Canada

Recently several proposals have been made for possible spin liquid and topological insulator phases in frustrated magnets. I will review earlier eorts and present some new results for a number of dierent systems. Implications to various materials will be made. This research was supported in part by the NSERC of Canada, the Canada Research Chair program, and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.

Abstract ID T071

High-eld phases of the spin- 1 triangular-lattice antiferromagnet 2 Cs2 CuBr4

Yasu Takano Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-8440, USA Studies of antiferromagnets on a triangular lattice date back to the pioneering work of Wannier [1], Houtappel [2], and Husimi and Syji [3,4] from 1950. Despite the long history, this o prototypical frustrated geometry still harbors many surprises. I will review our recent higheld experiments on Cs2 CuBr4 , one of the best laboratory models for the spin- 1 Heisenberg 2 antiferromagnet on a triangular lattice. In this material, a cascade of exotic ordered phases appears at temperatures below 1.2 K, when the magntic eld is parallel to the crystallographic c axis, which is parallel to the triangular lattice [5]. Some of these phases, including the well-known up-up-down phase [6], which manifests itself as a magnetization plateau at 1/3 of the saturation magnetization, are or appear to be collinear and commensurate, with gapped magnons. As the magnetic eld is tilted away toward the direction perpendicular to the triangular lattice, the umbrella phase becomes favored by the weak DzyaloshinskiiMoriya interaction and starts to dominate the high-eld phase diagram, decimating other phases one by one. Surprisingly, a new narrow cascade of phases emerges at the same time for intermediate eld directions. Some of these phases also appear to be collinear and commensurate. This work was done in collaboration with N. A. Fortune, S. T. Hannahs, Y. Yoshida, A. A. Wilson-Muenchow, T. E. Sherline, O. Starykh, T. Ono, and H. Tanaka. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] G. H. Wannier, Phys. Rev. 79, 357 (1950). R. M. F. Houtappel, Physica 16, 425 (1950). K. Husimi and I. Syzi, Prog. Theor. Phys. 5, 177 (1950). o I. Syozi, Prog. Theor. Phys. 5, 341 (1950). N. A. Fortune et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 257201 (2009). A. V. Chubukov and D. I. Golosov, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 3, 69 (1991).

Abstract ID T005

Trimerization with orbital ordering in various vanadates

T. Katsufuji, a,b J. Miyazaki,a M. Ikeda,a T.Kajita,a and K. Takuboa a Department of Physics, Waseda University Tokyo 169-8555, Japan PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Saitama 332-0012, Japan

(a)

(b)

A2V13O22

SrV13O18

Fig. 1. V trimerization on the fcc lattice for (a) A2 V13 O22 and (b) SrV13 O18 .

Recent studies have shown that the existence of orbital degrees of freedom qualitatively alters the physical properties of geometrical frustrated magnets. For example, LiVO2 , where V3+ ions (3d2 in the triply degenerate t2g state) exists on the triangular lattice, exhibits a spin-singlet ground state with V trimerization, and it was proposed that the orbital ordering of triply degenerate t2g states in the V ion is the origin of the spin-singlet state [1]. Similar V trimerization was observed also in SrVx Ga12x O19 with the magnetoplumbite structure [2]. We found that three-dimensional network of trimers is forrmed in various vanadates with V ions on fcc-based lattices, e. g., BaV10 O15 [3], A2 V13 O22 (A=Ba, Sr) [4] and SrV13 O18 . Interestingly, spontaneous separation between nonmagnetic V ions (in spin-singlet trimers) and magnetic (or metallic) V ions (untrimerized ones) is observed in these compounds, which is a new state of matter realized in orbital-spin coupled systems. [1] [2] [3] [4] H. F. Pen et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 1323 (1997). J. Miyazaki et al., Phys. Rev. B 79, 180410(R) (2009). T. Kajita et al., Phys. Rev. B 81, 060405(R) (2010). J. Miyazaki et al., submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett.

Abstract ID W041 Lorentz force microscopy of artificial kagome ice

a

Stephen Daunheimer,a Yi Qi,a and John Cumings,a Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742

Fig. 1. (a) Bright field image of a kagome crystal, and (b) Lorentz contrast image of a kagome crystal with monopole charges included (white: +1, black: -1). Colored elements are a chain of elements that has flipped together. Artificial spin ice is a 2D analogue to the canonical pyrochlore spin ice compounds. The initial realization of this system used a square lattice of interacting ferromagnetic islands [1]. While the two-in/two-out ice rules remain intact in such a configuration, these samples only exhibit a statistical preference for ice rule obeying states. If the kagome lattice is used instead of the square lattice, however, samples rigidly obey the ice rules both when demagnetized [2] and throughout a magnetic reversal. Due to the geometric interaction resulting from the patterning of the magnetic film, emergent magnetic monopoles have been observed similar to those in Dy2Ti2O7 and Ho2Ti2O7 [3,4]. The monopoles act as free magnetic charges and are able to move freely through the system. An additional benefit to artificial spin ice is that the motion of the monopoles through the system can be directly observed in real-space. We use Lorentz force microscopy (LTEM) to characterize our sample during a complete magnetic reversal. The wide area of view allows us to observe the motion of the magnetic charges through the kagome crystal, and provide insight on the magnetostatic (and possibly other) interactions during a reversal process. [1] R. F. Wang, C. Nisoli, R. S. Freitas et al., Nature 439 (7074), 303 (2006). [2] Y. Qi, T. Brintlinger, and J. Cumings, Physical Review B 77 (9) (2008). [3] T. Fennell, P. P. Deen, A. R. Wildes et al., Science 326 (5951), 415 (2009). [4] D. J. P. Morris, D. A. Tennant, S. A. Grigera et al., Science 326 (5951), 411 (2009).

Abstract ID W057
J. Li, X. Ke, S. Zhang, D. Garand, C. Nisoli, P. Lammert, V. H. Crespi, and P. Schiffer

Geometry Tuning and Clusters in Artificial Frustrated Magnets

Department of Physics and Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA

Artificial frustrated magnets are model systems based on geometrically frustrated magnetic materials, consisting of arrays of lithographically fabricated single-domain ferromagnetic islands, arranged in different geometries such that the magnetostatic interactions between the island moments are frustrated. Magnetic force microscopy imaging of these arrays allows us to study the accommodation of frustration through the local correlations between the moments as a function of both the strength of the interactions and the geometry of the frustration. In recent work, we examined different lattice geometries, including triangular, square and hexagonal lattice arrays, as well as a brickwork geometry that combines the anisotropy of the square lattice and the topology of the hexagonal lattice. We find that the hexagonal lattice allows the most optimized minimization of the magnetostatic energy, and that the pairwise correlations between moments differ qualitatively between hexagonal and brickwork lattices, although they share the same lattice topology. The results indicate that the symmetry of local interactions is more important than overall lattice topology in the accommodation of frustrated interactions. Very recent efforts have focused on the study of small clusters of such islands, investigating the role frustration plays in the moment configuration in small numbers of interacting islands. This research was supported by the National Science Foundation and the Army Research Office

References: R. F. Wang et al. Nature 439, 303 (2006). C. Nisoli et al. Physical Review Letters 98, 217203 (2007). X. Ke et al. Physical Review Letters 101, 037205 (2008). X. Ke et al., Applied Physics Letters 93, 252504 (2008). J. Li et al. Physical Review B 81, 092406 (2010).

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Abstract ID T001

Itinerant Electron-Driven Chiral Magnetic Ordering and Spontaneous Quantum Hall Eect in Triangular Lattice Models
Ivar Martin, C. D. Batista Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA We study the Kondo Lattice and the Hubbard models on a triangular lattice. We nd that at the mean-eld level, these rotationally invariant models naturally support a noncoplanar chiral magnetic ordering. It appears as a weak-coupling instability at the band lling factor 3/4 due to the perfect nesting of the itinerant electron Fermi surface. This ordering is a triangular-lattice counterpart of the collinear Neel ordering that occurs on the half-lled square lattice. While the long-range magnetic ordering is destroyed by thermal uctuations, the chirality can persist up to a nite temperature, causing a spontaneous quantum Hall eect in the absence of any externally applied magnetic eld. We acknowledge useful discussions with D. Arovas, A. Auerbach, L. Boulaevskii, and N. Read. This work was carried out under the auspices of the National Nuclear Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy at Los Alamos National Laboratory under Contract No. DE-AC52-06NA25396 and supported by the LANL/LDRD Program. [1] Ivar Martin and C. D. Batista, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 156402 (2008)

Abstract ID T003

Eective Temperature in an Interacting, Externally Driven, Vertex System: Theory and Experiment on Articial Spin Ice.
Cristiano Nisoli,a,b Jie Li,b Xianglin Ke,b D. Garand,b Peter Schier,b Vincent H. Crespib a T-Division and CNLS, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545 USA b Department Figure 3 of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802 USA

Fig. 1. Vertex statistics of microstates of articial spin ice at dierent lattice constant and dierent magnetic step-size, plotted against their eective reciprocal temperature e : experimental data, obtained by averaging MFM results and theoretical curves.

Recently we have introduced articial spin ice to study frustration and extensive entropy in an array of nanoislands that can be engineered to mimic dierent celebrated vertex models of statistical mechanics, water ice and spin ice materials, and whose micro-states can be imaged directly [1,2]. Yet all these features would be of little use unless one could establish some robust relationship between the athermal articial spin ice (the islands are dissipative systems, interacting at energy scales of order 100,000 Kelvin) and the thermodynamics of the vertex models it is expected to represent. We report here for the rst time a study of eective temperature in articial spin ice. Inspired by the much simpler case of grains [3], we show that the complex microstates our interacting system can be truthfully predicted by an eective temperature when articial spin ice is vibro-uidized via a rotational demagnetization [4]. Furthermore, this eective temperature can be controlled by the external magnetic drive. We test our predictions on a wide range of eective temperatures, relative to completely dierent micro-states and nd excellent agreement between theory and data. [1] [2] [3] [4] R. F. Wang et al., Nature 439, 303 (Jan 19, 2006). 13 C. Nisoli et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 217203 (2007).. B. Behringer, Nature 415, 594 (2002). X. Ke et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 037205 (2008).

Abstract ID T004

Spin freezing and dynamics in quasi-2D triangular antiferromagnets T Ga2 S4 (T = Fe, Ni)
S. Zhao,a J. M. Mackie,a D. E. MacLaughlin,a,b O. O. Bernal,c Y. Nambu,b T. Higo,b and S. Nakatsujib a Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, U.S.A. b Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8581, Japan c Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Los Angeles, California 90032, U.S.A.

Fig. 1. Temperature dependencies of (a) muon spin relaxation rate d and (b) stretch power K. Arrows: critical slowing down temperature T and spin freezing temperature Tf . Results of longitudinal-eld muon spin relaxation (LF-SR) and dc magnetic susceptibility measurements on the 2D triangular-lattice antiferromagnet FeGa2 S4 are reported and compared with data from NiGa2 S4 [1, 2]. In FeGa2 S4 , SR data indicate a critical slowing of magnetic uctuations that occurs at T 31 K, which is twice higher than the bifurcation temperature Tf 16 K from magnetic susceptibility measurements. As the applied eld increases, Tf goes to lower temperatures, which is consistent with a spin-glass like freezing at this temperature. This could suggest a viscous spin liquid state at Tf < T < T , which is similar to the case in NiGa2 S4 where Tf 3 K [2] and T 8.5 K [1]. Furthermore, the stretched-exponential (inhomogeneous) dynamic muon spin relaxation rate d scales for both compounds, and the stretching powers are similar (Fig. 1), suggesting a common mechanism for their spin dynamics. Exponential critical slowing down of spin uctuations [d T 3/2 exp(T0 /T )], expected in a 2D Heisenberg antiferromagnet, is observed in both compounds. The values of T0 (114 K and 298 K for NiGa2 S4 and FeGa2 S4 , respectively) are consistent with the theoretical values calculated from Curie-Weiss temperatures. The similar spin dynamics in NiGa2 S4 (S = 1) and FeGa2 S4 (S = 2) suggest that they are essentially classical (S = ) and may therefore involve Z2 vortices [3]. [1] A. Yaouanc et al., Phys. Rev. B 77, 092403 (2008); D. E. MacLaughlin et al., Phys. Rev. B 78, 220403(R) (2008). [2] Y. Nambu, Ph. D. Thesis (2009) [3] H. Kawamura and A. Yamamoto, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 76, 073704 (2007).

Abstract ID T008

An eective spin-1/2 Hamiltonian description of Tb2 Ti2 O7 and Tb2 Sn2 O7

Paul A. McClarty,a Hamid R. Molavian,a Pawel Stasiak,a,b Michel J. P. Gingras,a,c a Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada. b Department of Mathematics, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 220, Reading RG6 6AX, UK. c Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, 180 Dundas Street West, Suite 1400, Toronto, ON, M5G 1Z8, Canada. Tb2 Ti2 O7 and Tb2 Sn2 O7 are pyrochlore antiferromagnets that are microscopically very similar but which have very dierent and rather fascinating phenomenological properties. Tb2 Sn2 O7 , with a Curie-Weiss temperature CW of approximately 11 K [1,2], undergoes a transition to a long range ordered spin ice at Tc = 0.87 K [1,3] with ordering wavevector q = 0. Tb2 Ti2 O7 , however, exhibits no signs of long range order at least down to 50 mK despite CW 14 K [4-9]. Neither the long range order exhibited by the Tb2 Sn2 O7 nor the collective paramagnetism of the Tb2 Ti2 O7 have been understood but one might hope that theoretical progress on one might be stimulated by progress on the other. We present work based on eective Hamiltonians for these two materials. We begin with microscopic models including the crystal eld Hamiltonian and interactions between the moments and derive eective pseudospin one-half XXZ Hamiltonians that include the eects of excited crystal eld levels perturbatively [10,11]. We study the correlations exhibited by the model for the titanate (Tb2 Ti2 O7 ) and argue that spin ice correlations are favoured over a much wider range of bare exchange couplings that one would expect in the absence of couplings arising from virtual crystal eld excitations [10,11]. This establishes the importance of a small anisotropy gap relative to other materials among the rare earth pyrochlore oxides beyond the mere weakening of the Ising anisotropy. Furthermore, by studying the semiclassical ground states of the eective Hamiltonians, we recover the ordering observed experimentally in the stannate (Tb2 Sn2 O7 ) [3]. This latter result can be reproduced on the basis of a simpler classical spin model for which we present ground state and nite temperature phase diagrams. [1] K. Matsuhira et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 71, 1576 (2002). [2] K. Matsuhira et al., J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 12, L649 (2000). [3] I. Mirebeau et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 246402 (2005). [4] M. J. P. Gingras et al., Phys. Rev. B 62, 6496 (2000). [5] I. Mirebeau, P. Bonville and M. Hennion, Phys. Rev. B 76, 184436 (2007). [6] Y. Yasui et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 71, 599 (2002). [7] J. S. Gardner et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 1012 (1999). [8] J. S. Gardner et al., Phys. Rev. B 64, 224416 (2001). [9] J. S. Gardner et al., Phys. Rev. B 68, 180401(R) (2003). [10] H. R. Molavian, M. J. P. Gingras and B. Canals, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 157204 (2007). [11] H. R. Molavian, P. A. McClarty and M. J. P. Gingras, arXiv:0912.2957.

Abstract ID T009

Geometric frustration in the stella quadrangula lattice

H. Nakamura,a T. Waki,a S. Terazawa,a Y. Tabata,a and Y. Takahashi
a b

Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan Graduate School of Material Science, University of Hyogo, Kamigori, Ako 678-1297 Japan

The stella quadrangula (SQ, stellate tetrahedron) is a polyhedron as each face of a regular tetrahedron is capped by another tetrahedron, or two nested regular tetrahedra [1]. In the SQ lattice, the SQs form a corner-shared network just like the pyrochlore lattice. This lattice is found as 16d and 32e sites in the space group F d 3m. In actual compounds such as -carbide Fe3 W3 C, rst- and second-neighbor distances in the SQ lattice (Fe sites) are close and become exactly the same when x = 0.3, where x is the coordinate of the 32e site (x, x, x). In this report, we discuss possible frustration in the SQ lattice.

Fig. 1. Dispersion curves of J(q) calculated with J1 /J2 = 0.5 (left) and 0.8 (right). As the coordinate for 32e, the value reported for Fe3 Mo3 N, x = 0.2937, was used.

Figure 1 shows typical dispersions of eigenvalues of the Fourier transform of the matrix J(q) of exchange integrals among 12 Fe atoms in a unit cell. They are calculated by assuming dierent J1 /J2 ratios, where J1 and J2 correspond to the rst-neighbor 16d-32e and the second-neighbor 32e-32e interactions, respectively. A at dispersion was commonly found along the highest branch when J1 is not so dominant (Fig. 1(a)), suggesting the presence of geometric frustration. On the other hand, J(q) takes a maximum at the point when J1 turns to be comparable to J2 (Fig. 1(b)), indicating that J1 tends to release the frustration (when J2 = 0.05 is assumed, the boundary is present between J1 = 0.03 and 0.04). We try to apply this frustration scenario to interpret exotic magnetic properties recently found in -carbide-type iron-based metallic magnet Fe3 Mo3 N [2]. [1] H. Nyman et al., J. Solid State Chem. 26, 123 (1978). [2] T. Waki et al., J. Phys. Soc. Japan 79, 043701 (2010), and unpublished data.

Abstract ID T012

Multicoloured QDMs in the triangular-lattice t2g spin-orbital model

Bruce Normand Department of Physics, Renmin University, Zhongguancun St. 59, Beijing 100872, China.

Fig. 1. Representative covering of the triangular lattice by dimers of three colours, relevant to the superexchange limit of the t2g spin-orbital model. The model of a single, localised electron in a threefold-degenerate t2g orbital on a triangular lattice was studied in detail in Ref. [1]. Bond dimer states of the spin and orbital degrees of freedom are strongly favoured for all values of the a priori unknown ratio between the superexchange and direct-exchange interactions. In order to pursue the tantalising prospect of a resonating valence-bond (RVB) state in this system, one may attempt to follow the practical prescription of Ref. [2], namely to map the starting Hamiltonian to the triangularlattice quantum dimer model (QDM). That an RVB state is known to exist over a nite regime of parameter space in this model oers the possibility of capturing in this way not only the energetic but also the topological criteria associated with RVB physics. The non-orthogonality problem encountered for real spin-singlet dimers is strongly reduced in the spin-orbital model. In the direct-exchange limit, there is no mixing between two pairs of dimers on a plaquette, and the relevant QDM is a t -V model where t is the matrix element of the 6-bond loop. In the superexchange limit, one nds a three-colour QDM for spin singlets with three dierent avours corresponding to the triplet states of the orbitals. The 9 9 t and V matrices reect the strong breaking of translational and rotational symmetry associated with the consideration of four-site plaquettes in the QDM, lifting the degeneracy in favour of the Tz = 0 component of the orbital triplet. The matrix elements (t ,V ) and (t, V ) are deduced for each model. They provide indications as to the nature of the ground state of the starting Hamiltonian both in each limit and in the intermediate regime. Questions concerning the symmetry-restoring eects of uctuations across all available plaquettes are also addressed. This research was supported by the National Science Foundation of China. [1] B. Normand and A. M. Ole, Phys. Rev. B 78, 094427 (2008). s [2] F. Mila et al., J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 19, 145201 (2007).

Abstract ID T013

Self-generated randomness in a highly frustrated Josephson junction array

Hajime Yoshino,a Tomoaki Nogawa,b Bongsoo Kimc a Department of Earth and Space Science, Faculty of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan b Department of Applied Physics. School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan c Department of Physics, Changwon National University, Changwon 641-773, Korea. Whether geometrical frustration alone can realize glassy phases is a long-standing issue. In this talk we present our recent theoretical results on the static and dynamic properties of the so called irrationally frustrated Josephson junction array (JJA) under magnetic eld whose strength is such that the number density of ux lines per plaquette takes irrational numbers f [1,2]. Our key observation is that strength of the anisotropy of the Josephson coupling into x and y-directions is relevant. Such an anisotropic JJA can be fabricated in laboratory by the lithography technique [3]. We found that vortexes induced by the magnetic eld develop stripes along the direction of weaker Josephson coupling at low temperatures. We found analytically that transverse undulation of the stripes brings about a gap-less band of low lying metastable states (an example is shown in Fig. 1) [2]. The vortex solid with the frozen undulation in a metastable state freely slides along the direction of stronger coupling but is jammed along the direction of weaker coupling. Because of the sliding, the phase remains disordered even at zero temperature. This might be viewed as an extremely strong realization of spin-chirality decoupling found in frustrated magnets [4].

Fig. 1. Vortex patterns in an irrationally frustrated Josephson junction array (JJA) under magnetic eld with anisotropic Josephson coupling. Here = 1.5 so that the Josephson coupling is stronger into y direction. Panel a) displays the JJA on a square lattice. A fraction of f = 21/55, which approximates an irrational number (3 5)/2 = 0.381966.., of the plaquettes are occupied by a vortex with charge 1f represented by lled squares. Panel b) displays vortex pattern in a snapshot in equilibrium at T = 0.2 and Panel c) displays that at a nearby energy minimum reached via an energy descent algorithm. [1] [2] [3] [4] H. Yoshino, T. Nogawa and B. Kim, New J. Phys. 11, 013010 (2009). H. Yoshino, T. Nogawa and B. Kim, arXiv:1004.0585. S. Saito and T. Osada, Physica B 284-288, 614 (2000). H. Kawamura, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 79, 011007 (2010).

Abstract ID T014

Frustrated spin ladder with alternating spin-1 and spin-1/2 rungs

V. Ravi Chandra,a N. B. Ivanov,b and J. Richterc a Physics Department, The Technion, Haifa 3200, Israel b Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Soa, Bulgaria c Institut fr Theoretische Physik, Universitt Magdeburg, D-39016 Magdeburg, Germany u a

1,2n1

S1,2n

J3 J2 J4

J1

2,2n1

S 2,2n

Fig. 1. Sketch of the studied mixed-spin ( < S) ladder system. The arrows show the classical canted state described by the angles 0 < < /2 and 0 < < /2.

We study the impact of the cross exchange interaction (J4 > 0) on the quantum phase diagram of a generic two-leg ladder system composed of alternating spin-1 and spin-1/2 rungs. As the strength of the coupling J4 is increased, the system successively exhibits two gapped spin-liquid phases (rung-singlet and Haldane types ground states) as well as two dierent ferrimagnetic phases. The rst two states are similar to the phases studied in the frustrated spin-1/2 ladder [1], whereas the magnetic phases appear as a result of the mixedspin structure of the model. A detailed characterization of these phases is presented by using density-matrix renormalization-group calculations, exact diagonalizations of periodic clusters, and an eective Hamiltonian approach inspired by the analysis of numerical data. The present study was motivated by the recent synthesis of the quasi-one-dimensional ferrimagnetic material FeII FeIII (trans-1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylate) exhibiting a similar ladder structure [2]. We acknowledge useful discussions with Andreas Luchli and Masaaki Nakamura. This a research was supported in part by the Bulgarian Science Foundation (Grant No. DO02-264) and the DFG (Grant No. RI615/16-1). V. R. C. thanks the MPIPKS in Dresden (Germany) for nancial support and computational resources for most of the duration of the project. Published in Phys. Rev. B 81, 024409 (2010). [1] Z. Weihong, V. Kotov, and J. Oitmaa, Phys. Rev. B 57, 11439 (1998); O. A. Starykh and L. Balents, Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 127202 (2004); E. H. Kim, O. Legeza, and J. Slyom, o Phys. Rev. B 77, 205121 (2008). [2] Y.-Z. Zheng et al., Inorg. Chem. 48, 2028 (2009).

Abstract ID T016

Linear independence of nearest neighbor valence bond states on several 2D lattices

Julia Wildeboer,a and Alexander Seidela a Department of Physics and Center for Materials Innovation, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA We show for several two dimensional lattices that the nearest neighbor valence bond states are linearly independent. To do so, we use a method recently introduced by one of the authors [1]. This methods relies on the choice of an appropriate cell for the respective lattice, for which a certain local linear independence property can be demonstrated. Whenever this can be achieved, linear independence follows for arbitrarily large lattice that can be covered by such cells, for open or periodic boundary conditions. We report that this method is applicable to the kagome, honeycomb, squagome, two types of pentagonal, square octagon, and the star lattice. Applications of general linear independence properties, such as the derivation of eective quantum dimmer models, or the constructions of new solvable spin-1/2 models, are discussed. This research was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMR-0907793. [1] A. Seidel, Phys. Rev. B 80, 165131 (2009).

Abstract ID T017

Cooperative Quantum Paramagnets

a

Michael J. Lawler,a Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA

Fig. 1. Relationship between spin congurations on the kagome lattice and loop congurations. Ignoring shape dierences, the above is the q = 0 spin conguration. Rotating two types of spins relative to the red dot spins along the vertical bonds leads to a non-coplanar spin conguration depicted by dierent shapes. The set of all such rotations is identied with one loop conguration given by vertical lines.

The ground state of most highly frustrated quantum antiferromagnets is still unknown. In this talk, I will consider the Hamiltonian dynamics of cooperative paramagnets, dened as classical spins constrained to their low energy set of congurations, with the goal of quantizing them using the correspondence principle. If the resulting model is exactly solvable, then in principle it could lead to controlled calculations. I employ the systematic method of quantizing constrained mechanical systems introduced by Dirac[1] to the kagome lattice cooperative paramagnet. The resulting model appears to be a form of quantum loop gas. The set of spin congurations divides up into subsets in which all spin congurations are gauge equivalent. I identify these subsets with a loop conguration (see the gure for details). In total, the set of loop congurations includes the fully packed loops plus a set of nearly fully packed loops and they can be randomly generated with a simple algorithm possibly leading to a Monte-Carlo study of the model. I would like to acknowledge useful discussions with Eun-Ah Kim, A. Middleton, R. Moessner, Vadim Oganesyan, and S. Sachdev. [1] M. Henneaux and C. Teitelboim, Quantization of Gauge Systems, Princeton University Press, Princeton N.J., 1992.

Abstract ID T020

Resonant x-ray scattering of BaV10 O15

Kou Takubo,a Tatsuya Kanzaki,a , Tomomasa Kajitaa , Hironori Nakao,b Yuichi Yamasaki,b Youichi Murakami,b and Takuro Katsufujia,c,d a Department of Physics, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan b Condensed Matter Research Center and Photon Factory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan c Kagami Memorial Laboratory for Material Science and Technology, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-0051, Japan d PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Saitama 332-0012, Japan

Fig. 1. The resonant x-ray scattering spectra of BaV10 O15 at T =20 K. (a) The energy spectra for the reciprocal position of (0 5 0). The arrow denotes the main-edge peak of the x-ray scattering. (b) Azimuthal angle dependences of the magnitude at the main-edge peak for Q=(0 5 0). The inset shows a schematic view of the experimental conguration and denition of the polarization directions.

BaV10 O15 contains modied V3+ (3d2 ) triangular lattices and shows a structural phase transition at Tc 130 K [1]. Recently, T. Kajita et al. found that the trimerization of the V ions occurs below Tc by the powder-diraction measurements, suggesting the orbital ordering of V t2g states [2]. We investigated the orbital ordering state in BaV10 O15 using resonant x-ray scattering (RXS) techniques at the K absorption edge of V. The energy and azimuthal angel dependences of the resonant signal at the reections of Q=(0 1 0) and (0 5 0) were studied. The observed azimuthal angle dependence shown in Fig. 1(b) is consistent with the orbital ordering model with the V trimerizations. We acknowledge useful discussions with T. Mizokawa. This work was partly supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for Young Scientists (Grant No. 21-7931). [1] C. A. Bridges and J. E. Greedan, J. Solid State Chem. 177, 1098 (2004). [2] T. Kajita et al., Phys. Rev. B 81, 060405(R) (2010).

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Abstract ID T022

The crucial role of interchain coupling for nematics to be realized in frustrated CuO2 spin-1/2 chain systems in high magnetic elds
Satoshi Nishimoto,a Stefan-Ludwig Drechsler,a Roman Kuzian,a,b and Johannes Richterc a IFW-Dresden, Inst. f. Solid State Theory, P.O. Box 270116, D-01171 Dresden, Germany b Institute f. Problems of Materials Science, 03180 Kyiv, Ukraine c Universitt Magdeburg, Institut fr Theoretische Physik, Magdeburg, Germany a u
0 .0 8
          ! "

0 .6 0 .5 0 .4

0 .0 6

1 -m a g n o n (C ) 1 -m a g n o n (IN C ) 2 -m a g n o n 3 -m a g n o n

0 .0 4

0 .3 0 .2 0 .1

0 .0 2

4 -m a g n o n

0 .3

0 .4

0 .5

Fig. 1. The phase diagram (saturation eld Hs in units of | J1 | given by the height lines of the
contour plot as a function of the interchain coupling vs. single-chain frustration parameter for frustrated single chains described within the isotropic J1 -J2 Heisenberg model with FM NN and AFM NNN couplings. C and INC stands for commensurate and incommensurate phases, respectively, 2-magnon, 3-magnon, and 4-magnon for quadrupolar, octupolar, hexadecupolar, etc. phases at variance with the usual dipolar (1-magnon) phase in the notation of Refs. [1,2].

The strong inuence of various antiferromagnetic (AFM) interchain coupling (IC) regimes on the saturation eld Hs and on the magnetization curves is investigated within the DMRG. The exotic and rich phase diagram suggested from pure 1D-models [1,2] is easily destroyed by weak IC. For real systems only the two-magnon bound states derived quadrupolar phase might be realized. The critical interchain coupling decreases in approaching the 1D critical point at c = 1/4. Our theory is applied to discuss LiVCuO4 , Li2 CuO2 , Li2 ZrCuO4 and other edg-shared CuO2 chain compounds as possible candidates for quantum spin nematics in high magnetic elds. A relation connecting Hs and the Curie-Weiss temperature CW is derived: gHs + 4CW = 2 | J1 f () |, where f is a simple function; e.g. f = 1 for the cases of Li2 CuO2 and Ca2 Y2 Cu5 O10 . We thank the DFG [Grants DR269/3-1 (S-LD, SN)] and RI615/16-1 (JR)) for support. [1] L. Kecke et al., Phys. Rev. B, 76, 060407 (2007). [2] J. Sudan, et al. Phys. Rev. B 80, 140402(R) (2009).

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Abstract ID T024

Possible kagome ice state in Co2 (OH)3 Br studied by high-eld ESR

Mizuki Tomooa , Susumu Okubob , Masashi Fujisawab , Takahiro Sakuraic , Hitoshi Ohtaa,b,c , Masato Hagihalad and Xu-Guang Zhengd a Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokko, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan b Molecular Photoscience Research Center, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokko, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan c Center for Supports to Research and Education Activities, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokko, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan d Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Saga University, Saga 840-8502, Japan Kagome ice state in the pyrochlore magnet is a very interesting issue. This phenomenon is observed in the pyrochlore magnet Dy2 Ti2 O7 with very anisotropic 4f ions[1, 2]. However, the report in the substance with 3d ions is very few. In such circumstance, Co2 (OH)3 Br has attracted much attention. Co2+ ions in this system form distorted pyrochlore spin network. Moreover, there are ferromagnetic interactions in this system, because the Weiss temperature is positive from the magnetic susceptibility measurement[3]. Moreover, this system shows the successive phase transition similar to M2 (OH)3 X (M=Cu, Ni, Co, Mn, Fe X=Cl, Br)[3, 4, 5]. However, there are several phases beyond our understanding at the low temperature. Therefore, we have investigated the exotic phenomenon in Co2 (OH)3 Br by means of higheld ESR measurements. The experimental conditions in this study are as follows. Pulsed magnetic elds cover the eld region up to 16 T. Light sources cover the frequency range from 60 GHz to 360 GHz. The temperature region is from 1.9 K to 265 K. From ESR measurements of Co2 (OH)3 Br at room temperature, the typical powder pattern absorption lines are observed at g = 2.04 - 3.98 which is typical for the trigonal octahedral crystal eld of Co2+ ion[6]. These results, which indicate the large anisotropy of g-value in Co2 (OH)3 Br, suggest Ising type pyrochlore system (pseudo spin S = 1/2). Furthermore, the frequency-eld diagram at 1.9 K shows the antiferromagnetic resonance mode and the eld induced transition at about 2 T. Together with the result of the magnetic susceptibility measurement, this result means that the antiferromagnetic interactions coexist with the ferromagnetic interactions in this system. Moreover, the kagome ice state might exist above 2 T, because Co2 (OH)3 Br is the Ising type pyrochlore system with ferromagnetic interaction. We will also discuss about the spin dynamics of this system. [1] T. Sakakibara et al., Phys. Rev.Lett. 90, 207205 (2003). [2] K. Matsuhira et al., J. Phys. Condensed Matter 14, L559 (2002). [3] M. Hagihala et al., J. Phys. Condensed Matter 19, 145281 (2007). [4] X. G. Zheng et al., Physica B 404, 677 (2009). [5] X. G. Zheng et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 057201 (2005). [6] A. Abragam and M. H. L. Pryce, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 206, pp. 173-191 (1951)

Abstract ID T025

Phase transition and muon spin relaxation in stoichiometric and o-stoichiometric Pr2 Ir2 O7
D. E. MacLaughlin,a,b Y. Ohta,b S. Nakatsuji,b O. O. Bernal,c S. Zhao,a J. M. Mackie,a and Lei Shu d a Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, U.S.A. b Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan c Department of Physics & Astronomy, California State University, Los Angeles, California 90032, U.S.A. d Department of Physics and Institute for Pure and Applied Physical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, U.S.A.
10

Pr2Ir2O7 (s1)
1 PI8E P40I PI53C 0.1

(a)

(s1)

(b)

0.1 0.01

0.1

10

100

Temperature (K)

Fig. 1. Temperature dependencies of + spin relaxation rates in stoichiometric (PI8E, PI40B) and o-stoichiometric (PI53C) Pr2 Ir2 O7 samples. (a) Quasistatic rate . (b) Dynamic rate . The metallic pyrochlore Pr2 Ir2 O7 exhibits a complex interplay of geometrical frustration, Kondo physics, and electronic and nuclear magnetism [1]. O-stoichiometric samples of Pr2 Ir2 O7 exhibit a well-dened phase transition at Tc 0.8 K [2], the nature of which is not well understood. Positive-muon (+ ) spin relaxation experiments [3] indicate splitting of near-neighbor Pr3+ non-Kramers ground-state doublets by the + electric eld, leading to suppression of the near-neighbor Pr3+ susceptibility. In metals such suppression is local due to charge screening [4]. Calculated dipolar elds at candidate + stopping sites from more distant (and unsuppressed) frozen Pr3+ moments can, however, be signicant. The quasistatic + relaxation rate (T ) (Fig. 1) puts a realistic upper limit of 0.10.3B on any frozen Pr3+ moment in the bulk, thereby ruling out a magnetic transition at Tc at this level. The persistent low-temperature dynamic rate puts a lower bound on the correlation time of Pr3+ moment uctuations of 1010 s, an order of magnitude longer than h/kB Tc . [1] S. Nakatsuji et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 087204 (2006); Y. Machida et al., Nature 463, 210 (2010). [2] S. Nakatsuji, this conference; Y. Ohta et al., in preparation. [3] D. E. MacLaughlin et al., Physica B 404, 667 (2009); J. Phys. Conf. Proc. (in press). [4] T. Tashma et al., Phys. Rev. B 56, 9397 (1997).

Abstract ID T028

Ordering of the frustrated classical Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the honeycomb lattice

Soichiro Okumura,a Hikaru Kawamura,a Tsuyoshi Okubo,a and Yukitoshi Motomeb a Department of Earth and Space Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan b Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan
0.07

Tc1
0.06 0.05

Para
continuous 1st order

Tc2

0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 0 0.15 1/6 Z2 vortex transition 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45 0.5 continuous

Fig. 1. Phase diagram of the J1 -J2 classical Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the honeycomb lattice.

In recent experiments on a honeycomb magnet Bi3 Mn4 O12 (NO3 ), absence of the magnetic long-range order down to 0.4 K was reported, where the frustration induced by the nextnearest neighbor interaction was invoked as its origin [1]. Although the honeycomb lattice is a bipartite lattice, the antiferromagnetic (AF) nearest-neighbor and the next-nearest-neighbor interactions, J1 and J2 , cause frustration. Theoretically, it was reported that for J2 /J1 > 1/6 the classical ground state is continuously degenerate [2]. However, such degeneracy is often lifted due to thermal or quantum uctuations leading to a unique ordered state via the order by disorder mechanism [3]. Here we study the ordering properties of the classical J1 -J2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the honeycomb lattice based on a low-temperature expansion and a Monte Carlo simulation. Fig. 1 shows the phase diagram of the model. A nite temperature phase transition associated with the breaking of the threefold directional symmetry of the lattice takes place at T = Tc1 . This transition is of rst-order for 0.23 J2 /J1 0.35, but is continuous for J2 /J1 0.23 and J2 /J1 0.35. In the latter regime, there arises another phase transition at T = Tc2 < Tc1 , which we ascribe to the Z2 -vortex binding-unbinding transition [4]. The state near the AF phase boundary above Tc1 turns out to be an exotic spin-liquid state, which we call a ring-liquid state and a pancake-liquid state. [1] [2] [3] [4] O. Smimova et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 8313 (2009). S. Katsura T. Ide, and T. Morita, J. Stat. Phys. 42, 381 (1986). A. Villain, R. Bidaux, J.-P. Carton, and R. Conte, J. Physique 41, 1263 (1980). H. Kawamura and S. Miyashita, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 53, 4138 (1984).

Abstract ID T029

Thermodynamics of the Frustrated Heisenberg Model on the Checkerboard Lattice

Ehsan Khatami,a Marcos Rigol,a Pierre Carrier,b and Yousef Saadb Department of Physics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
a
10 5.0 3.0 2.0 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3

T/max(J,J)

0.6

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

tan (J/J)/

-1

Fig. 1. Entropy versus frustration angle for the antiferromagnetic Heisenberg model on the checkerboard lattice and decreasing values of temperature (T ). J and J are the nearest-neighbor and next-nearest-neighbor exchange interactions respectively. A peak is developed at the fully frustrated angle (i.e. J = J ) as temperatures is lowered.

We present results of a comprehensive numerical study of the thermodynamics of the antiferromagnetic Heisenberg model on the checkerboard lattice. We calculate total energy, entropy, specic heat, and various susceptibilities per spin for a range of parameters and check our results against analytical predictions as the frustration strength is tuned. As an example, Fig. 1 shows the emergence of a peak in entropy by lowering temperature in the fully frustrated region where the nearest- and next-nearest-neighbor exchange interactions have the same value. To evaluate physical quantities in the thermodynamic limit, we employ the numerical linked-cluster (NLC) method [1,2]. NLC uses the linked-cluster basis of high-temperature expansions (HTE), but unlike HTE, temperature-dependent quantities are calculated exactly on nite clusters, using full diagonalization techniques. We also compare the results to those of nite size exact diagonalization calculations with periodic boundary conditions. This research was supported in part by the National Science Foundation through TeraGrid resources provided by TACC and NICS under grant number TG-DMR100026. [1] M. Rigol, T. Bryant, and R. R. P. Singh, Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 187202 (2006). [2] M. Rigol, T. Bryant, and R. R. P. Singh, Phys. Rev. E 75, 061118 & 061119 (2007).

Abstract ID T032

Spin nematic order and magnetization plateau in a multiple-spin exchange model on the triangular lattice
Tsutomu Momoi,a Kenn Kubo,b and Philippe Sindzingrec a Condensed Matter Theory Laboratory, RIKEN, Wako 351-0198, Japan b Department of Physics and Mathematics, Aoyama Gakuin University, Sagamihara 229-8558, Japan c Laboratoire de Physique Theorique de la Matiere Condensee, UMR 7600 of CNRS, Universite P. et M. Curie, 75252 Paris Cedex, France Aiming at microscopic understanding of anomalous magnetism observed in the 2nd layer of solid 3 He lms on graphite [1], we extensively studied the multiple-spin exchange model with two-, four-, ve-, and six-spin ring exchange on the triangular lattice. Previous theoretical studies of this model found a spin gapped ground state [2] and a half-magnetization plateau (m/msat = 1/2)[3] in strong four-spin exchange regime, whereas formation of spin triatic (octupolar) order was discovered in the proximity of the ferromagnetic (FM) phase boundary [4]. However, the parameter sets used in both studies were somewhat far from the experimentally estimated values [5]. To reveal magnetic behavior and make a quantitative comparison with experiments, we studied the multiple-spin exchange model in a wide parameter space. We found that a half-magnetization plateau remains in a wide parameter region, extending near to an FM phase boundary. Near the experimentally estimated parameter point, this magnetization plateau ends up with an edge and hence can be very narrow, as observed in a recent magnetization measurement [6]. In the parameter regime close to the edge of the magnetization plateau, magnons form d + id-wave two-magnon bound states, giving rise to a non-chiral nematic order. We used exact diagonaliation analysis of nite-size systems, complemented with magnon instability arguments from the fully polarized state. [1] K. Ishida et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 3451 (1997); R. Masutomi et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 025301 (2004). [2] G. Misguich et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 1098 (1998). [3] T. Momoi, H. Sakamoto, and K. Kubo, Phys. Rev. B 59, 9491 (1999). [4] T. Momoi, P. Sindzingre, and N. Shannon, Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 257204 (2006). [5] E. Collin et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 2447 (2001). [6] H. Nema et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 075301 (2009).

Abstract ID T033

Magnetic excitations in S=1/2 distorted kagome antiferromagnet Rb2 Cu3 SnF12

Toshio Ono,a Kittiwit Matan,b Yoshiyuki Fukumoto,c Taku J. Sato,b Jun-ichi Yamaura,b Midori Yano,a Katsuhiro Morita,a and Hidekazu Tanakaa a Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan b Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan c Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Chiba, Japan

J3

J4

J1 J2

J3

J3
b

J3
c a

Fig. 1. Arrangements of the four dierent exchange interactions and singlet-dimers on kagome lattice in the pinwheel VBS state.

In Rb2 Cu3 SnF12 , magnetic Cu2+ -ions form the distorted S=1/2 kagome antiferromagnet (KAF). Results of the magnetic susceptibility and the magnetization process show that Rb2 Cu3 SnF12 is the rst S=1/2 KAF example which exhibits the non magnetic ground state with nite excitation gap [1, 2]. Due to the lattice distortion from the proper kagome lattice, there are four dierent exchange interactions between nearest neighbor Cu2+ -ions, as illustrated in Fig. 1. The relationship of the magnitude of the exchange interactions is J1 > J2 > J3 > J4 . The most likely candidate of the ground state is the pinwheel VBS state [3] in which singlet dimers (shown by ovals in Fig. 1) occupy the strongest J1 bond. In order to study the ground state and the dispersion relation of Rb2 Cu3 SnF12 , we performed inelastic neutron scattering on a single crystal sample. By the energy scan at Brillouin zone center Q = (0, 2, 0), two siglet-to-triplet gaps are clearly observed at 1 = 2.35 meV and 2 = 7.3 meV. The dispersion relation of the lowest singlet-to-triplet excitations are explained by the dimer series expansion on the pinwheel VBS ground state. This research was supported in part by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientic Research (A) (20244056), Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (21740249), JSPS, Japan and Global COE program Nanoscience and Quantum Physics, MEXT, Japan. [1] K. Morita et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 77, 043707 (2008). [2] T. Ono et al., Phys. Rev. B 79, 174407 (2009). [3] A. V. Syromyatnikov and S. V. Maleyev, Phys. Rev. B 66, 132408 (2002).

Abstract ID T035

Magnetization process of the Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the kagome lattice

Hiroki Nakano,a and Toru Sakaia,b Graduate School of Material Science, University of Hyogo, Kouto 3-2-1, Kamigori, Ako-gun, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan b Japan Atomic Energy Agency, SPring-8, Kouto 1-1-1, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
a
1

normalized magnetization
0

magnetic field

Fig. 1. Schematic shape of the magnetization ramp.

Kagome lattice is one of the typical cases where frustrations play an important role to the properties of magnetic materials; the extensive studies have been carried out over 50 years. The kagome-lattice antiferromagnet has become a hot topic due to the discovery of new materials[1,2]. The magnetization process of the Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the kagome lattice was reported by numerical-diagonalization studies [3,4]; the magnetization plateau is considered to appear at the one-third of the magnetization saturation. We reexamine the magnetization process of the same model again from another viewpoint of the eld-derivative of the magnetization in nite-size data from the numerical-diagonalization calculation [5]. We nd that the behavior at around one-third height of the saturation is clearly dierent from typical magnetization plateaux; it is rather a new phenomenon, which we call the magnetiztaion ramp shown in Fig.1. We acknowledge useful discussions with M. Isoda. This work was partly supported by Grantsin-Aid (No. 20340096), Grants-in-Aid for Scientic Research and Priority Areas Physics of New Quantum Phases in Superclean Materials, High Field Spin Science in 100T, and Novel States of Matter Induced by Frustration from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. [1] H. Yoshida, Y. Okamoto, T. Tayama, T. Sakakibara, M. Tokunaga, A. Matsuo, Y. Narumi, K. Kindo, M. Yoshida, M. Takigawa, and Z. Hiroi: J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 78, 043704 (2009). [2] Y. Okamoto, H. Yoshida, and Z. Hiroi: J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 78, 033701 (2009). [3] K. Hida, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 70, 3673 (2001). [4] A. Honecker, J. Schulenberg, and J. Richter, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 16, S749 (2004). [5] H. Nakano and T. Sakai, to be published in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 79, No. 5, (2010).

Abstract ID T037

Classicalquantum mappings for geometrically frustrated systems

Stephen Powella,b and J. T. Chalkerb a JQI and CMTC, University of Maryland b University of Oxford Certain classical statistical systems with strong local constraints are known to exhibit Coulomb phases, where there is no symmetry breaking and correlation functions have power-law forms. Continuous transitions from these into ordered phases cannot be described by a na applive cation of the Landau-Ginzburg-Wilson theory, since neither phase is thermally disordered. We present an alternative approach to a critical theory for such systems, based on a mapping to a quantum problem in one fewer spatial dimensions. We apply this method to phase transitions in two three-dimensional classical systems, spin ice in an applied magnetic eld and a dimer model on the cubic lattice. [1] SP & JTC, Phys. Rev. B 78, 024422 (2008). [2] SP & JTC, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 155702 (2008); Phys. Rev. B 80, 134413 (2009).

Abstract ID T038

Columnar dimer phase in the frustrated spin ladder

Toshiya Hikihara,a and Oleg A. Starykhb Department of Physics, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan b Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
a

We study the frustrated spin-1/2 ladder with two competing interchain exchanges between rung and diagonal spins. The Hamiltonian is given by H = J
n

S1,n S1,n+1 + S2,n S2,n+1 + J

n

S1,n S2,n (1)

+J
n

S1,n S2,n+1 + S2,n S1,n+1 ,

with J > 0. For the model, the spontaneously dimerized phase was predicted to appear between the well-known Haldane and rung-singlet (RS) phases[1]. However, the following numerical studies reported negative[2,3] and positive[4] results, and the situation remains controversial. In this work[5], based on the accurate renormalization-group analysis, we have found that; (i) When J and J are antiferromagnetic, the model exhibits the columnar dimer (CD) phase between the Haldane and RS phases. However, due to the marginally-relevant interchain current-current interaction which destabilizes the CD phase, the phase appears only in a vary narrow region. (ii) When J and J are ferromagnetic, the current-current interaction becomes marginally irrelevant and we can get rid of the eect of the coupling. As a result, the CD phase appears in a wide parameter space. Furthermore, to verify the predictions, we have performed extensive numerical calculations using the density-matrix renormalization-group and exact-diagonalization methods and the perturbative analysis in the strong rung-coupling limit. We have obtained several results which convincingly support the predictions above. We thereby conrm the novel mechanism of dimerization in the frustrated spin models with only pairwise exchange couplings. It is our pleasure to acknowledge numerous stimulating discussions with Leon Balents. This work was supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientic Research from MEXT of Japan, Grant No. 21740277 (T.H.), and by the NSF Grant No. DMR-0808842 (O.A.S.). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] O. A. Starykh and L. Balents, Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 127202 (2004). H. H. Hung et al., Phys. Rev. B 73, 224433 (2006). E. H. Kim, O. Legeza, and J. Slyom, Phys. Rev. B 77, 205121 (2008). o G. H. Liu, H. L. Wang, and G. S. Tian, Phys. Rev. B 77, 214418 (2008). T. Hikihara and O. A. Starykh, Phys. Rev. B 81, 064432 (2010).

Abstract ID T039

Microscopic models of (CuX)LaM2 O7 (X = Cl, Br; M = Nb, Ta): unexpected emergence of the unfrustrated magnetism
Alexander A. Tsirlin,a Helge Rosner,a a Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden, Germany The spin model of the J1 J2 frustrated square lattice (FSL) shows unusual spin-liquid and nematic-order ground states that still lack experimental verication. Among the materials, proposed for the experimental realization of the FSL physics, (CuX)LaM2 O7 (X = Cl, Br; M = Nb, Ta) compounds look especially attractive due to the sizable spatial separation of the magnetic layers and the potential for tuning the individual couplings J1 and J2 . However, the magnetic behavior of these compounds hardly ts to theoretical predictions for the FSL model. Thus, the question about possible extensions or modications of the model was raised. In this contribution, we will show that the (CuX)LaM2 O7 compounds have nothing to do with the FSL model. Therefore, the understanding of their magnetic properties requires a completely dierent microscopic framework. First, we elucidate structural distortions in these materials. Using high-resolution synchrotron x-ray powder diraction along with density functional theory (DFT)-based structure relaxation, we propose valid models of the crystal structure. We show that the structure is strongly distorted compared to the previously assumed tetragonal symmetry. The key structural element is the CuO2 X2 plaquette. Such plaquettes are arranged perpendicular to the magnetic layers. They share corners and form chains. Our structural models are carefully compared to the available experimental information from nuclear magnetic resonance and Raman spectroscopy. After establishing the crystal structure, we turn to the analysis of individual exchange couplings. Surprisingly, both nearest-neighbor and next-nearest-neighbor couplings (previously proposed as J1 and J2 ) are weak, while the leading interactions (J4 , J4 ) link fourth-neighbor copper atoms. These unusual long-range couplings arise from the CuClClCu superexchange pathways. The interactions J4 and J4 form alternating spin chains that are further coupled by weaker nearest-neighbor and next-nearest-neighbor couplings. The magnetic properties of the system are controlled by the J4 /J4 ratio. At J4 /J4 1, the system has a spin gap, consistent with the experimental results for (CuCl)LaNb2 O7 . In contrast, the J4 /J4 1 regime leads to the stripe antiferromagnetic ordering that was experimentally observed in (CuBr)LaNb2 O7 and (CuCl)LaTa2 O7 . Either way, the spin lattice is non-frustrated or weakly frustrated, in sharp contrast to earlier assumptions.

Abstract ID T040

Properties of a Single Hole in a Kagome Antiferromagnet

Sumiran Pujari,a Michael J. Lawler,a,b Department of Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA b Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, Binghamton University, Binghamton NY, 13902, USA
a

Various Spin Liquid states have been considered as candidate ground states for the frustrated Kagome Antiferromagnet. Ran et al showed that the Dirac Spin Liquid(DSL) state has the lowest ground state energy amongst several proposals[1]. Assuming the DSL as the ground state, we consider the question of a single hole doped into the antiferromagnet. Our aim is to calculate the hole spectral function 1) at mean eld level - where the DSL mean eld term forms a background eld in presence of which the resultant independent holons and spinons, that form the hole, propagate and 2) beyond mean eld - where the question is whether the uctuations of the DSL mean eld renormalizes the hole itself in a nontrivial way. We acknowledge useful discussions with K. Shen and G. Fiete. [1] Y. Ran et al, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 117205 (2007).

Abstract ID T042

Non-Abelian Classical Height Models and Topological Sectors

R. Zach Lamberty, Stefanos Papanikolaou, Chris Henley Department of Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA
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Fig. 1. In a height model such as Z5 on the square lattice (left), the probability of being in a given sector should converge to a constant number depending on that sector (e.g. P (mx , my ) exp[ K (m2 + m2 ]), whereas all sectors in a system with topological ordering y x 2 (such as S3 on the square lattice, right) are equally probable.

We present Monte Carlo simulations on a new class of classical lattice models in which the degrees of freedom are elements of an abelian or non-abelian nite symmetry group G, placed on directed edges of a two-dimensional lattice. The group product around an elementary plaquette is constrained to be the identity element [1]. In contrast to discrete gauge models, but similar to height models simulated in the past (e.g. bipartite lattice dimer coverings) only a certain group class (or classes) of elements is allowed on the edges. These models have topological sectors which are labeled by loop products (group products taken around a loop through, e.g., the periodic boundary conditions.) Although a liquid-like phase is conjectured, with exponentially decaying correlations and deconned topological defects, the models could instead have long-range ordered phases, or topological order with a subgroup of G. We have carried out two kinds of calculations. (i) the relative probability in the ensemble of topological sectors labeled by inequivalent group elements; the postulate of topological order is that the dierence vanishes in the thermodynamic limit (though it exists as a systematic nite-size eect). To implement the non-local Monte Carlo update required to change sectors, we create and later annihilate a pair of topological defects. (ii) we studied the probability distribution of the separation R between such a defect pair, which decays as a power law for the case of a height model, but should reach a constant in the case of topological order, indicating deconnement. This work was supported by the NSF through grant DMR-0552461 and a Graduate Research Fellowship to R. Zach Lamberty [1] Chris Henley, arXiv:0910.4574v2.

Abstract ID T044

Defect-driven phase transitions out of the Coulomb phase

a

Hyejin Ju,a Simon Trebst,b and Christopher L. Henleyc Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-9530 b Microsoft Station Q, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-9530 c Department of Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853-2501

Highly constrained many-body systems can exhibit an emergent Coulomb phase with characteristic power-law correlations [1]. Experimentally, this phase has been observed when studying various ice systems (water ice, spin ice, spin ice in magnetic eld [2]) and the magnetization plateaus of certain chromium spinels [3]. Theoretically, the Coulomb phase can be captured by close-packed dimer models on three-dimensional, bipartite lattices [4]. Here we study phase transitions out of the Coulomb phase that occur when introducing a nite density of defects in these dimer models, such as charges or dipoles. Both types of defects can be induced by deforming the underlying lattice structure, such as adding bonds which violate the bipartiteness of the original lattice, or coupling 2D layers into a three-dimensional lattice. For the case of charge defects, which are induced by the inclusion of non-bipartite bonds, we nd an immediate phase transition out of the Coulomb phase similar to an earlier study for a 2D system [5]. The induced defect charges exhibit DeBye screening, and by extensive numerical simulations we measure the associated screening length and its divergence as we increase the strength of the non-bipartite bonds. For the case of dipole defects, which are induced when coupling 2D layers of bipartite lattices into a three-dimensional lattice, we again nd an immediate transition, in this case from a 2D to 3D Coulomb phase. We characterize this transition by extensive numerical simulations and analytical arguments. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] For a recent review see C. Henley, preprint arXiv:0912.4531 T. Fennell et al., Science 326, 5951 (2009). For a recent overview, see N. Shannon et al., J. Phys: Conf. Ser. 51, 31 (2006). D. A. Huse et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 911 167004 (2003). A. W. Sandvik and R. Moessner, Phys. Rev. B 73, 144504 (2006).

Abstract ID T046

Multi-frequency ESR measurements of S =3/2 honeycomb lattice antiferromagnet Bi3 Mn4 O12 (NO3 )
Susumu Okubo,a YingJie Yu, b Weimin Zhang,b Masashi Fujisawa,a Takahiro Sakurai,c Hitoshi Ohta,a,b Nozomi Ohnishi,d Masaki Azuma,d Yuichi Shimakawa,d and Nobuhiko Kumadae a Molecular Photoscience Research Center, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan b Department of Frontier Research and Technology, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan c Center for Supports to Research and Education Activities, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan d Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan e Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Kofu 400-8511, Japan The honeycomb lattice antiferromagnet (AF) has no frustration considering only the nearest neighbor (NN) interaction J1 . However, considering the next nearest neighbor (NNN) interaction J2 the spin frustration is expected. Moreover, the unique bonding number of 3 for the honeycomb lattice will lead to strong spin uctuation due to the low dimensionality. Therefore, the observations of various ground states including AF long range order, spin gap and complicated spin conguration are possible theoretically in the honeycomb lattice due to the frustration depending on the spin number and the relative strength among interactions between spins [1-3]. A new S = 3/2 honeycomb lattice AF system Bi3 Mn4 O12 (NO3 ), which has Mn4+ (3d3 , S = 3/2) honeycomb layers and NO gourp layers [4], has been 3 investigated to verify theoretical prediction [3]. Despite its Weiss constant of -257 K, no long range ordering was observed down to 0.4 K because of the spin frustration due to the competition between NN and NNN interactions [4]. In our previous paper, the spin dynamic of Bi3 Mn4 O12 (NO3 ), which includes a few percent of impurities, has been reported by means of high-eld ESR measurements [5]. Recently, high quality sample with the low concentration of impurity have been obtainded by the hydrothermal annealing. In this paper, we will report intrinsic magnetic properties of S=3/2 honeycomb lattice AF using the high quality sample. Multi-frequency ESR measurements of S =3/2 honeycomb lattice antiferromagnet Bi3 Mn4 O12 (NO3 ) powder have been performed using pulsed magnetic elds up to 16 T in the frequency range from 60 GHz to 360 GHz. The spin dynamics and the eld induced magnetic phase will be discussed in connection with the spin frustration eect and the Dzyaloshinski-Moriya interaction. This research was supported in part by Grant-in-Aid for Scientic Resarch on Priority Areas (No. 19052005 Novel States of Matter Induced by Frustration) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan, and by Scientic Research (C) (No. 22540348) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] S. Katsura et al., J. Stat. Phys. 42, 381 (1986). A. Mattson et al., Phys. Rev. B 49, 3997 (1994). K. Takano, Phys. Rev. B 74, 140402(R) (2006). O. Smirnova et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 8313 (2009). S. Okubo et al., J. Phys.: Confer. Ser. 200, 022042 (2010).

Abstract ID T047

Atomic and magnetic structures of (CuCl)LaNb2 O7 and (CuBr)LaNb2 O7 : Density functional calculations
Chung-Yuan Rena and Ching Chengb a Department of Physics, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan b Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan The atomic and magnetic structures of (CuX)LaNb2 O7 (X=Cl and Br) are investigated using the density-functional calculations. Among several dozens of examined structures, an orthorhombic distorted 2 2 structure, in which the displacement pattern of X halogens resembles the model conjectured previously based on the empirical information is identied as the most stable one. The displacements of X halogens, together with those of Cu ions, result in the formation of X-Cu-X-Cu-X zigzag chains in the two materials. The nearestneighbor interactions within the zigzag chains are determined to be antiferromagnetic (AFM) for (CuCl)LaNb2 O7 but ferromagnetic (FM) for (CuBr)LaNb2 O7 . On the other hand, the rst two neighboring interactions between the Cu cations from adjacent chains are found to be AFM and FM respectively for both compounds. The magnitudes of all these inplane exchange couplings in (CuBr)LaNb2 O7 are evaluated to be about three times those in (CuCl)LaNb2 O7 . In addition, a sizable AFM inter-plane interaction is found between the Cu ions eparated by two NbO6 octahedra. The present study strongly suggests the necessity to go beyond the square J1 J2 model in order to correctly account for the magnetic property of (CuX)LaNb2 O7 . We are grateful to P. Sindzingre for bringing these systems to our attention. This work was supported by the National Science Council, National Center for Theoretical Sciences, and National Center for High-performance Computing of Taiwan. [1] M. Yoshida, N. Ogata, M. Takigawa, J. Yamaura, M. Ichihara, T. Kitano, H. Kageyama, Y. Ajiro, K. Yoshimura, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 76, 104703 (2007). [2] M. Yoshida, N. Ogata, M. Takigawa, T. Kitano, H. Kageyama, Y. Ajiro, K. Yoshimura, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 77, 104705 (2008). [3] A. A. Tsirlin and H. Rosner, Phys. Rev. B 79,214416 (2009).

Abstract ID T049

Numerical Study of Site Diluted Spin Ice

Taoran Lin,a Xianglin Keb , Mischa Thesberga,c , Peter Schierb , Roger G. Melkoa , and Michel J. P. Gingrasa,d a Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada b Dept. of Physics and Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA c Dept.t of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada d Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Toronto, ON, M5G 1Z8, Canada Spin ice materials have attracted much attention since the discovery of their mappings between local ux-zero constraints in their spin degrees of freedom and the ice rules of proton disorder in water ice about a decade ago [1,2]. Strong eective ferromagnetic nearest neighbor interactions between Ising spins pointing along their local 111 directions on pyrochlore lattice lead to highly degenerate quasi ground state to the lowest experimental temperatures [2]. The spin dynamics among these ground states becomes slow [1,3], and the uctuations within local ux-zero constraints sustains a Coulomb phase in which dipole-like correlations between spins have been seen in neutron scattering patterns [4,5]. In this work, we use numerical Monte Carlo methods to investigate the eects of site dilution on the thermodynamic properties spin ice systems. We nd good agreement between Monte Carlo results for the dipolar spin ice model [6,7] in the presence of site dilution of the magnetic spins and the calorimetric results from experiment [8]. The previous experimental discovery of nonmonotonic residual entropy is also captured by simulations. Thus we conrm the validity of the generalized dipolar spin ice model of Ref. [7] in the presence of dilution. We also present results on the evolution of the low-temperature spin correlations as a function of dilution. This work was funded by the NSERC of Canada and the Canada Research Chair program (M.G., Tier 1). [1] M.J. Harris et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 2554 (1997). [2] A.P. Ramirez et al., Nature 399, 333 (1999). [3] J. Snyder et al., Phys. Rev. B 69, 064414 (2004). [4] C.L. Henley, Phys. Rev. B 71, 014424 (2005). [5] T. Fennell et al., Science 326, 415 (2009). [6] B. C. den Hertog and M. J. P. Gingras, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 3430 (2000); S.T. Bramwell et al. Phys. Rev. B 87, 047205 (2001). [7] T. Yavorskii el al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 037204 (2008). [8] X. Ke et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 137203 (2007).

Abstract ID T051

A Finite Size Scaling Analysis of the Kasteleyn Transition

Adam Harman-Clarke,a,b,c Ludovic Jaubertd Peter C. W. Holdsworth,a and Steven T. Bramwell,c a Laboratoire de Physique, CNRS UMR 5672, ENSL, 46 Alle dItalie F69007 Lyon, France e b Department of Chemistry, UCL, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, England c London Center for Nanotechnology, 17-19 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AH, England d Max-Planck-Institut fr Physik Komplexer Systeme, 01189 Dresden, Germany u

Finite size scaling of susceptibility 12 7500 10800 14700 30000 101568 spins spins spins spins spins

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8 L 2
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(T Tc )L

1 Fig. 1. Finite size scaling analysis of the magnetic susceptibility on the Kagome Ice lattice around the Kasteleyn transition. Near to the transition is dominant leading to collapse onto a universal scaling function, L1/2 vs (T TC )L.

We have recently performed numerical simulations of Kagome Ice [1], using a non-local worm algorithm [2]. This system, which can be realized experimentally through the application of a magnetic eld along the [111] axis of a single crystal of a spin ice material [3], undergoes a Kasteleyn phase transition [4,5] in nite transverse eld. The Kasteleyn transition is characterised by anisotropic scaling with dierent correlation lengths parallel and perpendicular to the eld [5] parameterized by critical exponents = 1 and = 1/2. In this poster we present numerical nite size scaling results near the transition, exposing the anisotropy (see for example Figure 1). Our results are placed in the context of our upcoming experiments on Holmium Titanate. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] K. Matsuhira et al., J. Phys.: Cond. Mat. 14, L559 (2002). S. V. Isakov et al., Phys. Rev. B 70, 104418 (2004). T. Fennell et al., Nature Phys. 3, No. 8, 566 (2007). P. W. Kasteleyn, J. Math. Phys. 4, No. 2, 287 (1963). R. Moessner and S. L. Sondhi, Phys. Rev. B 68, 064411 (2003).

T052

Short-range order in the Mn6 molecular nanomagnet

K. Iida,a,b S.-H. Lee,b Y. Qiu,c,d H. Ishikawa,e T. Yamase,e and T. J Satoa Neutron Science Laboratory, Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 5-1-5, Chiba 277-8581, Japan b Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, U.S.A. c NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, U.S.A. d Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, U.S.A. e Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute for Technology, Nagatuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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Fig. 1. (a) The structure of the Mn6 cluster. (b) The network of the Mn6 clusters.

Molecular magnets are ideal systems to study quantum behavior of spins, since their small system size, realized by magnetic isolation from environment, enables us to compare experimental observations to exact diagonalization of model Hamiltonians [1]. In contrast, some molecular magnets such as Mn12 [2] have been reported to show a long-range order by an inter-cluster interaction. [n-BuND3 ]12 [Mn6 Cl6 (SbW9 O33 )2 ]6H2 O [3, 4], or Mn6 in short, has six Mn2+ ions with spin 5/2 forming an approximately equilateral hexagon in a cluster, where distances between Mn2+ ions are d1 = 3.248, d2 = 5.625, and d3 = 6.495 , as shown in Fig. 1(a). A netA work of the clusters forms a layered triangular lattice, with the ABCABC type stacking (Fig. 1(b)). The nearest neighbor pair of clusters in adjacent planes has a separation of d4 = 14.78 , whereas in-plane nearest neighbor distance is d5 = 20.15 . A A Our neutron scattering results clearly shows the inter-cluster antiferromagnetic short-range order in Mn6 . We also observed the coherence between the Mn6 clusters. This system may be interesting because the network of the clusters is triangular lattice and the interaction between clusters is antiferromagnetic. In addition, Mn6 exists between a quantum behavior and a long-range order above mentioned. [1] [2] [3] [4] D. Gatteschi et al., Molecular Nanomagnet, (OXFORD University Press, Oxford, 2006). F. Luis et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 227202 (2005). T. Yamase et al., Inorg. Chem. 45, 7698 (2006). N. Zamstein et al., Inorg. Chem. 46, 8851 (2007).

T053

Quasiparticles of quasi-one-dimensional frustrated antiferromagnets in a magnetic eld

Masanori Kohno International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan

Fig. 1. (a) S zz (k, ), (b) S + (k, ) and (c) S + (k, ) for frustrated antiferromagnets on an anisotropic triangular lattice and zigzag chain in a magnetic eld.

In quasi-one-dimensional frustrated antiferromagnets, due to interchain exchange interactions, bound states of one-dimensional (1D) quasiparticles (QPs) appear [1]. The bound states dominate the spectra and behave as quasiparticles with a -functional line shape in dynamical structure factors S(k, ). Although they carry integer quantum numbers like a magnon, they show distinctive features in a magnetic eld [2]. For S zz (k, ) [Fig. 1(a)], the gapless mode appears, which can be regarded as the bound states of 1D QPs, psinon and anti-psinon. The mode has large spectral weights in the low-energy regime, and causes instability to spin-density-wave-type incommensurate ordering at the gapless point kx = 2m (m is the magnetization per site). For S + (k, ) [Fig. 1(b)], the high-energy mode appears, which shifts to higher energies and loses its spectral weight as the magnetic eld increases. The QP for it can be regarded as the bound states originating from 2-string solutions of the Bethe ansatz. The dominant modes in the high-eld regime are those in S + (k, ) near kx 0 and , which eventually reduce to the conventional magnon above the saturation eld. These spectral features are contrasted with those of linear spin-wave theory, where ordering occurs near k regardless of the magnetization value, the high-energy mode in S + (k, ) is missing, and the single magnon deforms in a magnetic eld. The above spectral properties consistently explain the unusual dynamical features observed in the anisotropic triangular antiferromagnet Cs2 CuCl4 [3]. Implications for incommensurate phases indicated by experiments on frustrated ladder materials will also be discussed. I acknowledge helpful discussions with L. Balents, R. Coldea, and O.A. Starykh. [1] M. Kohno, O.A. Starykh, and L. Balents, Nature Physics 3, 790 (2007). [2] M. Kohno, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 197203 (2009). [3] R. Coldea et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 1335 (2001); ibid. 79, 151 (1997).

T054

Is the pyrochlore iridate Eu2 Ir2 O7 a spin liquid?

S. Zhao,a J. M. Mackie,a D. E. MacLaughlin,a,b O. O. Bernal,c Y. Ohta,b and S. Nakatsujib a Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, U.S.A. b Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8581, Japan c Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Los Angeles, California 90032, U.S.A.

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T055

Orbital ordering in eg orbital systems: Thermodynamics of the 120 model

Andre van Rynbacha and Simon Trebstb a Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, 93106 b Microsoft Research, Station Q, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 The highly anisotropic and frustrated orbital interactions of Mott insulators with two-fold degenerate eg orbitals are captured by an orbital-only model, which is often called the 120 model [1]. Here we discuss the thermodynamics of this model for both its classical and quantum manifestations. The classical model, which is appropriate for orbital interactions mediated primarily through Jahn-Teller distortions, has long been appreciated to exhibit an innite, but sub-extensive ground-state degeneracy [2], which at small temperatures is split by an order-by-disorder mechanism stabilizing six ordering states [2,3]. Using extensive numerical simulations, we discuss in detail the continuous, nite-temperature phase transition into these ordered states from a high-temperature orbital liquid phase. The quantum 120 model, which is appropriate if the orbital interactions arise primarily from a Kugel-Khomskii type superexchange, is much less understood. Here, we show by a combination of numerical simulations and analytical arguments that this model is in close proximity to a quantum phase transition and several competing ordered states. Our analysis thereby suggests that earlier results for the ground-state order from 1/S expansions [4] need to be carefully reconsidered. We obtain quantitative numerical estimates for the nitetemperature stability and associated phase transitions for several of these phases. We acknowledge discussions with Synge Todo, Leon Balents, and Jeroen van den Brink. [1] [2] [3] [4] For a recent overview, see J.v.d. Brink, New Journal of Physics, 6, 201 (2004). M. Biskup, L. Chayes, and Z. Nussinov, Commun. Math. Phys. 255, 253 (2005). Z. Nussinov, M. Biskup, L. Chayes, and J. v. d. Brink, Europhys. Lett. 67, 990 (2004). K. Kubo J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 71, 1308 (2002).

Abstract ID T057

Pyrochlore magnets: how much can we learn from the magnetisation measurements?
O. A. Petrenko, M. R. Lees and G. Balakrishnan Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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Fig. 1. Field dependence of the magnetisation of the XY pyrochore Er2 Ti2 O7 for the three principal directions of an applied eld. The insets show the temperature (top) and the eld (bottom) dependence of the dc susceptibility.

Although they are tremendously complex, the physics of spin-ice magnetic systems is nicely captured by the simple magnetisation measurements reported both for Dy2 Ti2 O7 [1,2] and Ho2 Ti2 O7 [3]. The magnetisation values, the rate of their change with applied eld, and especially the anisotropy observed, all give real insights into the nature of the magnetic ground states in spin-ice pyrochlores and the eld-induced transitions in them. Despite prolonged interest in the behaviour of Heisenberg and XY magnets on a pyrochlore lattice, their magnetisation and susceptibility (particularly in the magnetically ordered phases below TN ) have not yet been discussed. We report here on low-temperature M (H) and (T ) measurements performed on single crystal samples of Er2 Ti2 O7 and Gd2 Ti2 O7 for H [100], [110] and [111]. The measurements are made possible using a SQUID magnetometer with a base temperature of 0.48 K. Both for the XY pyrochore Er2 Ti2 O7 and for the (nearly) Heisenberg Gd2 Ti2 O7 , the measurements have captured the essential elements of the previously reported phase transitions and also produced some surprises, the details of which we will describe. The magnetometer used in this research was obtained, through the Science City Advanced Materials project: Creating and Characterising Next Generation Advanced Materials project, with support from Advantage West Midlands (AWM) and part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). [1] H. Fukazawa et al., Phys. Rev. B, 65 054410 (2002). [2] T. Sakakibara et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 207205 (2003). [3] O.A. Petrenko et al., Phys. Rev. B, 68, 012406 (2003).

Abstract ID T058

Magnetostructural eect in the multiferroic BiFeO3 -BiMnO3 checkerboard from rst principles
Lucia Plov, Premala Chandra, and Karin M. Rabe a a Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA

Fig. 1. (i) BiFeO3 -BiMnO3 checkerboard: checkerboard ordering of Fe/Mn atoms in the (xy) plane, pillars of the same composition form along the z-direction. (ii) BiFeO3 -BiMnO3 (001) superlattice with alternation of Fe/Mn planes. (iii) Ferrimagnetic checkerboard GS.

There is currently tremendous interest in nding new multiferroic materials with large magnetoelectric coupling. Advances in the synthesis of articially structured materials have stimulated eorts to design new multiferroic heterostructures. Here we use rst principles methods to identify a promising multiferroic system, an atomic-scale checkerboard of BiFeO3 BiMnO3 , with properties that critically depend on the geometry and are not present in either bulk or (001)-oriented layered structures of the constituent materials (Fig.1). In particular, we show that the checkerboard geometry leads to magnetic frustration and to quasi-degenerate magnetic states that could be tuned by an external perturbation that changes the crystal structure, such as epitaxial strain or electric eld. By contrast, these states are energetically well separated in bulk BiFeO3 , BiMnO3 or in the (001) superlattices. We nd that the BiFeO3 -BiMnO3 checkerboard has a multiferroic ground state (GS) with the desired properties of each constituent material: polar and ferrimagnetic due to BiFeO3 and BiMnO3 respectively. We show a novel magnetostructural eect; we tune the ferrimagnetic ground state to an energetically close alternative magnetic state by applying an epitaxial strain. We end with a discussion of possible experimental realization of this checkerboard. We acknowledge useful discussions with E. Bousquet, V. R. Cooper, M. Dawber, C.-J. Eklund, C. Fennie, A. Malashevich, M. Marsman, and D. Vanderbilt. This research was supported in part by NSF MRSEC DMR-0820404, NSF NIRTECS-0608842, and by the U.S. Army Research Oce through W911NF-07-1-0410. [1] L. Plov, P. Chandra, and K. M. Rabe, Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 037202 (2010). a a

Abstract ID T059

Magnetic order and structural properties of azurite Cu3 (CO3 )2 (OH)2

M.C.R. Gibsona,b , K.C. Rulea , A.U.B. Wolterc , J.-U. Homanna , O. Prokhnenkoa , D.A. Tennanta,b , S. Gerischera , M. Krakend , F.J. Litterstd , S. Sllowd , J. Schreuere , H. u f g g Luetkens , A. Brhl , B. Wolf , M. Langg u a Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany b Institut fr Festkrperphysik, TU Berlin, Berlin, Germany u o c Institut fr Festkrper- und Werkstoforschung, Dresden, Germany u o d Inst. fr Physik der Kondensierten Materie, TU Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany u e Ruhr-Universitt Bochum, Bochum, Germany a f Paul-Scherrer-Institut, Villigen, Switzerland g Physikalisches Institut, J.W. Goethe Universitt, Frankfurt(M), Germany a Azurite, Cu3 (CO3 )2 (OH)2 , has been considered an ideal example of a one-dimensional (1D) diamond chain antiferromagnet [1]. Recently, there has been debate about the exchange interactions in this material and the degree of frustration which plays a role in the low temperature structure [2-5]. Furthermore, early studies of this material imply the presence of an ordered antiferromagnetic phase below TN 1.9 K [6] while magnetization measurements have revealed a 1/3 magnetization plateau [1]. Until now, no corroborating neutron scattering results have been published to conrm the ordered magnetic moment structure. We present recent powder and single crystal neutron diraction results which reveal the presence of commensurate magnetic order in azurite which coexists with signicant magnetoelastic strain. The latter of these eects may indicate the presence of frustration in the lattice in zero applied magnetic eld. Further, SR reveals an onset of short-range order below 3K and conrms long-range order below TN . From our neutron scattering data we have determined the magnetic wave vector (k = (0.5 0.5 0.5)), moment size and direction. We discuss our results in view of the possibility of magnetic frustration in azurite. This research was supported in part by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG under Grant Nos. SU229/9-1 and WO1532/3-1. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] H. Kikuchi et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 227201 (2005). B. Gu and G. Su, Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 089701 (2006). K. C. Rule et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 117202 (2008). J. Kang et al., J. Phys. Condens. Matter 21, 392201 (2009) F. Aimo et al., Phys. Rev. Lett 102, 127205 (2009). H. Forstat, G. Taylor, and B. R. King, J. Chem. Phys. 31, 929 (1959).

Abstract ID T060

Quantum phases of the planar j1 -j2 -j3 model

o Wolfram Brenig,a Rachid Darradi,a Johannes Reuther,b Peter Wle,b Marcelo Arlego,c , and Johannes Richter,d a Institute for Theoretical Physics, Technical University Braunschweig, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany b Institut fr Theorie der Kondensierten Materie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, u D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany c Departamento de Fsica, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, C.C. 67, 1900 La Plata, Argentina d Institut fr Theoretische Physik, Universitt Magdeburg, D-39016 Magdeburg, Germany u a

Fig. 1. j1 -j2 -j3 model.

We present results of a complementary analysis of the quantum phase diagram of the frustrated planar j1 -j2 -j3 spin-1/2 antiferromagnet on the square lattice. Using high-order coupled cluster calculations, series expansion based on the ow equation method, and dynamical functional renormalization group we have calculated the ground state energy, elementary triplet excitations, the magnetic order parameter, and generalized momentum resolved susceptibilities. From these we determine the renormalization of the quantum critical lines of the semiclassically observed Nel, spiral and collinear phases of this model, comparing our e complementary approaches and contrasting our ndings to other published results. From this we obtain evidence for a large window of a quantum paramagnetic (QP) phase situated between the semiclassical states. Our ndings are consistent with a plaquette type of valence bond order in the QP phase. The extent of the QP region is found to be in satisfying agreement between the three dierent approaches we have employed. This research was supported in part by the DFG Grant No. 444 ARG-113/10/0-1

Abstract ID T061

Coupled frustrated quantum spin-1/2 chains with orbital order in volborthite Cu3 V2 O7 (OH)2 2H2 O
Oleg Janson,a Johannes Richter,b Philippe Sindzingre,c and Helge Rosnera a Max-Planck-Institut fr Chemische Physik fester Stoe, Dresden, Germany u b Institut fr Theoretische Physik, Universitt Magdeburg, Germany u a c Lab. de Physique Thorique de la Mati`re Condense, Univ. P. & M. Curie, Paris, France e e e

J ic J 1 (FM) J2
Fig. 1. The J1 -J2 -Jic model for volborthite. The magnetically active orbitals and the leading couplings are shown.

We present a microscopic magnetic model [1] for the spin-liquid candidate material volborthite. Based on the results of DFT calculations, we estimate the relevant orbitals and couplings. Quite unusual for cuprates, we nd dierent magnetically active orbitals for the structurally dierent Cu(I) and Cu(II) atoms: while Cu(II) has a hole in the 3dx2 y2 orbital (like in most cuprates), for Cu(I) the 3d3z2 r2 orbital is half-lled (like in CuSb2 O6 [2]). The relevant couplings are determined using the Wannier functions technique. The orbital order has a dramatic inuence on the exchange integrals, which have been estimated using the LSDA+U approach. The results of our quantitative microscopic analysis are mapped onto a Heisenberg model. This way, we obtain three relevant couplings Jic , J1 and J2 (Fig. 1). Quite unexpectedly, J1 is ferromagnetic and thus does not compete with another (non-equivalent) nearest-neighbor interaction Jic . On contrary, frustration governed by the next-nearest-neighbor exchange interaction J2 . Therefore, our model implies magnetism of frustrated coupled chains in contrast to the previously proposed anisotropic kagome model. The ground state and thermodynamical properties of our model have been studied by exact diagonalization of the Heisenberg Hamiltonian on nite lattices up to N =36 sites. We compare the results of the simulations to the available experimental data. We thank Z. Hiroi for providing us with (T ) data, and acknowledge fruitful discussions as well as valuable comments from Z. Hiroi, F. Mila, G. Nilsen and A. Tsirlin. [1] O. Janson, J. Richter, P. Sindzingre and H. Rosner, arXiv:1004.2185. [2] D. Kasinathan, K. Koepernik and H. Rosner, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100 237202 (2008).

Abstract ID T063

Raman scattering due to a one-magnon excitation process in MnV2 O4

a

Shin Miyaharaa and Nobuo Furukawaa,b Multiferroics Project (MF), ERATO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Tokyo 113-8656, Japan b Department of Physics and Mathematics, Aoyama Gakuin University, Kanagawa 229-8558, Japan
SA A1 J BB B1 B2 B4 B3 SB A2 x y z B3 J BB J AB B1 B1

+
~ h

B2 B4 B3

B2 B4

E S

(a)

E E ~ I S h (x, x) (b)

E I (x, y) (c)

Fig. 1. (a) Magnetic and orbital structures for MnV2 O4 . (b) Magnon modes with light polarizations (x, x) and (c) (x, y). The solid (dashed) arrows in zx (yz) plane.

A spinel vanadate MnV2 O4 is a three-dimensional frustrated system. As shown in Fig. 1 (a), a noncollinear ground state structure has been observed [1]. Recently, unconventional peak structure in the Raman spectra due to magnon excitation at low temperature was observed[2]. We propose a new mechanism to induce such a Raman scattering process due to a one-magnon excitation of the noncollinear spin state. Novel features of the scattering observed experimentally in MnV2 O4 can be explained naturally by the present mechanism. We consider the Raman process induced by a Heisenberg spin form tensor: R= ij (E rij )(E rij ) (Si Sj ) , I S (1)

where rij is the unit vector connecting spin i and j, and E and E are the incident and I S scattering light, respectively. Such a term is well known as the origin of the simultaneous two-magnon excitations in Nel ordered state. However, in the noncollinear state, situation e is dramatically changed so that one-magnon excitation by this process can contribute to the Raman scattering process. As shown in Fig. 1 (b) and (c), (x, x) and (x, y) light conguration can induce the one-magnon process in MnV2 O4 . Selection rule and peak position of the onemagnon mode induced in (x, y) conguration is consistent with the experimental observation. The magnon mode for (x, x) is expected to exist at lower frequency. We thank R. Kubota, K. Takubo, T. Suzuki, and T. Katsufuji for fruitful discussion. [1] V.O. Garlea et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 066404 (2008). [2] S. Miyahara et al., unpublished.

Abstract ID T064

AC magnetic response in the helical magnet Gd1x Yx

a

Teruo Yamazaki,a Yoshikazu Tabata,a Takeshi Waki,a and Hiroyuki Nakamuraa Dept. of Materials Science and Engneering, Kyoto Univ., Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
0.16 0.14 (emu/Gd-mol) 0.12 0.1 0.08 0.06 0.04 0.02 0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Temperature (K)

hac // a* hac // c*

TC TN

Gd0.62Y0.38

hac = 3 Oe f = 10 Hz

Figure 1. T dependence of the imaginary part of the AC susceptibility along the a - and c - direction in Gd0.62 Y0.38

The rare-earth alloys Gd1x Yx exhibits interesting magnetic properties, such as the Lifshits transition between the long-peiod helimagnetic state and the ferromagnetic state in zero magnetic eld, and has been investigated extensively for decades [1-3]. Here our recent discovery of an anomalous slow dynamics in the helimagnetic phase of Gd0.62 Y0.38 is reported. Figure 1 shows the temperature (T ) dependences of the imaginary part of the AC susceptibility in Gd0.62 Y0.38 along the a - and c -directions, being in- and perpendicular to the helical plane, respectively. In the helical plane, a remarkable increase of the was observed in the T -range of the helimagnetic phase. On the other hand, the increase of the perpendicular to the helical plane is much weaker. Such an increase of the was not found in similar rare-earth helimagnets Ho and Ho1x Yx . It suggests that the anomalous increase of the results from the weak magnetic anisotropy of Gd3+ -ion, which has no orbital angular moment (L = 0). We speculate that the helices in Gd1x Yx can rotate dynamically in the helical plane with keeping its helical structure because of the weakness of the magnetic anisotropy and the consequent anomalous slow dynamics. [1] R. J. Melville et al. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter. 4, (1992) 10045. [2] A. Michelson Phys. Rev. B 16, (1977) 585. [3] A.VL. Andrianoz et al. EPL 82, (2008) 47012.

Abstract ID T065

Quantum Monte Carlo study of transverse eld Ising models on the checkerboard lattice
Hiroaki Ishizuka,a Yukitoshi Motome,a Nobuo Furukawab,c and Sei Suzuki,b a Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan b Department of Physics and Mathematics, Aoyama Gakuin University, Kanagawa, Japan c Multiferroics Project, ERATO, Japan Science and Technology Agency(JST),

Fig. 1. Schematic gure of (a) Coulomb phase and (b) a long-range ordered phase.

Ice-rule is a local constraint observed in a broad range of frustrated materials, such as water ice Ih [1] and spin ice [2]. It imposes a congurational constraint on two-state variables dened at neighboring four lattice sites (e.g., vertices on a tetrahedron) so that two out of four are in the opposite state to the other two. Ice rule enforces local correlations, however, it is underconstraint and the ground state bears a macroscopic degeneracy. This degenerate manifold is very sensitive to perturbations remnant in the system. One of such perturbations is the quantum uctuation. It is interesting to study how the ice-rule manifold is aected by quantum uctuations on the tetrahedron-based lattices, such as the pyrochlore lattice. In this work, to elucidate the eect of quantum uctuations on the ice-rule systems, we study the transverse eld Ising model on the tetrahedron-based frustrated lattices. The frustrated transverse eld Ising model has been studied as a minimal model which includes both geometrical frustration and quantum uctuations [3]. We here consider the J1 -J2 J3 model with transverse eld on the checkerboard lattice (corner-sharing tetrahedra, as shown in Fig. 1), and solve it by using the continuous-time quantum Monte Carlo method [4]. We discuss the phase transitions among the disordered Coulomb phase [Fig. 1(a)], long-range ordered states [e.g., shown in Fig. 1(b) induced by a ferromagnetic J3 ], and thermal/quantum paramagnetic states by changing J2 , J3 , , and temperature. We also discuss the quantum dynamics through the comparison of the dynamical susceptibility between the ordered phase and the disordered Coulomb phase. [1] J. D. Bernal and R. H. Fowler, J. Chem. Phys. 1, 515 (1933); L. Pauling, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 57, 2680 (1935). [2] M. J. Harris et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 2554 (1997); A. P. Ramirez et al., Nature 399, 333 (1999). [3] R. Moessner and S. L. Sondhi, Phys. Rev. B 63, 224401 (2003). [4] T. Nakamura, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 210602 (2008).

Abstract ID T069

Competing magnetic structures in Er2 PdSi3

Michael Loewenhaupt,a,b Fei Tang,a Enrico Faulhaber,b,c Jens-Uwe Homann,c and Wolfgang Lserd o a Institut fr Festkrperphysik, TU Dresden (TUD), D-01062 Dresden, Germany u o b PANDA Research Group of HZB and TUD, D-85747 Garching, Germany c Helmholtz-Zentrum-Berlin (HZB), Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, D-14109 Berlin, Germany d Institut fr Festkrper- und Werkstoforschung Dresden, D-01069 Dresden, Germany u o
Region I t1 = 119 s m = m1e
-t/t1

0.410
3+

ion]

Measured Total fit Fit for region I Fit for region II +m2e
-t/t2

m / [B / Er

0.405

+m0 Region II t2 = 1088 s

0.400

0.395

T = 2.7 K, 0H = 0.05 T
0 1000 2000 Time / [s] 3000 4000

Fig. 1. Magnetization of Er2 PdSi3 at 2.7 K and 0.05 T (after eld sweep to 1 T) as function of time. The total curve is tted with two exponential functions with relaxation times of 119 s and 1088 s as indicated by the blue and red lines, respectively.

R2 PdSi3 compounds have been found to exhibit rich magnetic phenomena arising from the interplay between RKKY interaction, crystal electric eld eect and geometric frustration due to the AlB2 derived hexagonal structure. Er2 PdSi3 orders antiferromagnetically at TN = 7 K and undergoes a second (frequency dependent) phase transition at T2 = 2 K [1]. Neutron diraction measurements at 1.6 K in zero eld revealed magnetic reections from 1 two unrelated propagation vectors (1 = ( 1 , 9 , 0) and 2 = (0.133, 0, 0)) shortly after the 9 sample was cooled from T > TN . Although eventually the ground state (presumably 1 ) with slightly lower energy dominates, the whole process took longer times than usually expected. This indicates the coexistence and competition of at least two magnetic states which are energetically very close to each other at nite temperatures. Correspondingly the macroscopic magnetic properties of Er2 PdSi3 also demonstrated a time dependent behavior (Fig. 1; magnetization after eld sweep to 1 T into FM phase and then down to 0.05 T). A clear exponential decay of the magnetization with two relaxation processes (119 s and 1088 s) can be observed. A possible explanation is to relate the faster process to the restoration of the AFM order either with propagation vector 1 or 2 from the induced FM state. Afterwards the system slowly settles to the real ground state corresponding to the slower relaxation process. In this contribution detailed time-, temperature- and eld-dependent neutron scattering results will be compared to the macroscopic properties of Er2 PdSi3 . [1] M. Frontzek et al., J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 19, 145276 (2007).

Abstract ID T072

Dynamical structure factor of the kagome magnet with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction

L. Messio,a O. Cepas,a and C. Lhuilliera a Laboratoire de Physique Thorique de la Mati`re condense, Universit Pierre et Marie e e e e Curie, UMR 7600 CNRS, 75252 Paris, France

Fig. 1.a Zero temperature phase diagram of the kagome antiferromagnet ( = D/2J). Fig. 1.b Example of dynamical structure factor in a LRO phase.

In experimental realizations of spin 1/2 kagome antiferromagnets, the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya (DM) interaction ( ij Dij .(Si Sj )) is present with an undetermined intensity. This interaction can induce a transition from a spin liquid to a magnetically ordered phase [1]. The goal of our study is to nd experimental signatures of this interaction. Using Schwinger boson mean-eld theory, we have computed the zero temperature phase diagram of the Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the kagome lattice perturbed by a DM interaction. On Fig.1, each phase is labelled by its uxes (Hex , Rho ) around hexagons and rhombus and by its nature (TSL : topological spin liquid or LRO : long range ordered). Dynamical and static structure factors characterising dierent regions of the phase diagram will be shown. The (, 0) phase show similarities with exact diagonalization results for Dij = 0 and leads to the expected LRO for larger Dij . [1] O. Cpas et al., Phys. Rev. B. 78, 140405(R) (2008). e [2] L. Messio et al., Phys. Rev. B. 81, 064428 (2010).

Abstract ID

Topological characterization of 2D orthogonal dimer model

Sho Tanaya,a Isao Maruyama,b Mitsuhiro Arikawa,a,c and Yasuhiro Hatsugaia a Department of Physics, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan b Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan c Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Fig. 1. (a)Lattice structure of the two dimensional orthogonal dimer model. (b)Phase diagrams of the Z2 Berry phases and the energy gap as functions of the ratio of competing exchange couplings J /J. Berry phases d and p characterize the dimer and plaquette singlet phase, respectively. To characterize the quantum liquids with nite energy gap, which has no symmetry breaking, topological quantities was proposed recently. A typical example is the Chern number as the Hall conductivity in the quantum Hall eect. We have characterized a gapped spin liquid using the Z2 Berry phase [1], as a one of the topological quantities. The Z2 Berry phase is quantized to 0 or when the system has a time reversal symmetry. We investigate the two-dimensional orthogonal dimer model as a gapped spin liquid. The two-dimensional orthogonal dimer model is topologically equivalent to the ShastrySutherland model [2,3]. In this model, the phase diagram was investigated by Koga and Kawakami [4], where dimer and plaquette singlet phases were found in the gapped phases. The plaquette singlet state is realized not only the two-dimensional orthogonal dimer model but also the lattice of the 1/5-deplaced square lattice [5]. We have succeeded in characterizing the dimer and plaquette singlet phase using the Z2 Berry phase [6]. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Y. Hatsugai, J.Phys Soc. Jpn. 73, 2604 (2004). B. S. Shastry and B. Sutherland, Physica. B 108, 1069 (1981). S. Miyahara and K. Ueda, Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 3701 (1999). A. Koga and N. Kawakami , Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 4461 (2000). K. Ueda, H. Kontani, M. Sigrist and P. A. Lee, Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 1932 (1996). I. Maruyama, S. Tanaya, M. Arikawa and Y. Hatsugia, in preparation.

Abstract ID T074

Excitations from a chiral magnetized state of a frustrated quantum spin liquid.

A. Zheludev,a O. Garlea,b A. Tsvelik,c and L.-P. Regnault,d a Laboratory for Neutron Scattering, ETHZ and PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland b Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA c Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA d CEA-Grenoble, INAC-SPSMS-MDN, Grenoble, France

Fig. 1. Measured eld dependence of excitation gaps (symbols, left axis) and ordered helimagnetic moment (right axis, solid curve) in SulCu2 Cl4 .

We study excitations in weakly interacting pairs of quantum spin ladders coupled through geometrically frustrated bonds. The ground state is a disordered spin liquid, that at high elds is replaced by an ordered chiral helimagnetic phase. Spectra observed by high-eld inelastic neutron scattering experiments on the prototype compound SulCu2 Cl4 [1] are qualitatively dierent from those in previously studied frustration-free spin liquids [2]. Beyond the critical eld Hc = 3.7 T [3], the soft mode that drives the quantum phase transition spawns two separate excitations: a gapless Goldstone mode and a massive magnon [4]. This behavior is well understood in the framework of a eld-theoretical model for coupled frustrated ladders. In the SulCu2 Cl4 system, additional massive quasiparticles are clearly visible below Hc , but are destroyed in the ordered phase. In their place one observes a sharply bound continuum of excitations. [1] [2] [3] [4] V. A. V. A. O. Garlea et al., Phys. Rev. Lett., 100, 037206 (2008). Zheludev et al., Phys. Rev. B 76, 054450 (2007). O. Garlea et al., Phys. Rev. B, 79, 060404(R) (2009). Zheludev et al., Phys. Rev. B, 80, 214413 (2009).

Abstract ID T075

Ground state properties and spin excitations in the kagome staircase system Co3 V2 O8 : Inuence of magnetic dilution and transverse magnetic eld
K. Fritsch,a Z. Yamani,b K.C. Rule,c S. Chang,d Y. Qiu,d,e J.R.D. Copley,d K. Habicht,c K. Kiefer,c H.A. Dabkowskaa,f and B.D. Gaulina,f,g a Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada b CNBC, National Research Council, Chalk River Laboratories, Chalk River, ON K0J 1J0, Canada c Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin, 14109 Berlin, Germany d NCNR, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6102, USA e Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA f Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada g Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Toronto, ON M5G 1Z8, Canada Co3 V2 O8 (CVO) belongs to the family of kagome staircase materials M3 V2 O8 (M=Ni, Cu, Zn) in which S=3/2 Co2+ magnetic moments reside on a stacked and buckled version of the two dimensional kagome net, the archetype for geometric frustration. Both CVO and its isostructural sister compound Ni3 V2 O8 have recently attracted signicant interest due to their rich low-temperature phase diagram that displays a series of commensurate and incommensurate magnetic transitions. The CVO phase diagram has been studied by neutron diraction [1], magnetization and heat capacity measurements [2]. In zero applied magnetic eld, it displays a complex sequence of ve dierent magnetically ordered phases below 11K which culminate in a simple ferromagnetic state below TC 6K. We have grown high-quality single crystals of CVO using the oating zone technique and have studied the magnetic structure and excitations within the kagome planes (the (H0L) plane) using elastic and inelastic neutron scattering techniques and magnetization measurements. In particular, we have studied the eect of a transverse magnetic eld applied along the stacking direction ( 0K0 ) perpendicular to the kagome planes and compared the results to those of our previous neutron study in zero eld [3]. Finally, we have studied the phase diagram of (Co(1x) Mg(x) )3 V2 O8 in which non-magnetic Mg2+ ions randomly substitute for the magnetic Co2+ ions. Our magnetization and neutron scattering measurements show that the non-magnetic doping is very eective at suppressing the ferromagnetically ordered ground state. A nominal Mg-doping concentration of only 5% leads to a suppression of the transition temperature TC by 20% to 5K while a doping concentration of 20% prevents any long-range order down to temperatures as low as 1.5K. Furthermore, we have found that the low-temperature phase in this doped sample is dominated by short-range correlations that persist to temperatures above the para-to-ferromagnetic phase transition in the pure material. These results are surprising in light of the expected percolation limit for quenched disorder in two or three dimensions. [1] Y. Chen et al., Phys. Rev. B, 74, 014430 (2006). [2] R. Szymczak et al., Phys. Rev B, 73, 094425 (2006). [3] M. Ramazanoglu et al., Phys. Rev. B, 79, 024417 (2009).

Abstract ID T076

Phase diagram of the spin-1/2 J1 J2 K model on the square lattice.

a

P. Sindzingre,a Laboratoire de Physique Thorique de la Mati`re Condense, Universit P. et M. Curie, e e e e case courrier 121, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France

We report the results of an investigation of the phase diagram of the spin-1/2 J1 J2 K model on the square lattice based on exact diagonalization calculations on nite clusters. This model, which has rst neigbor J1 , second neigbor J2 couplings between pair of spins and a four spin ring exchange of strengh K and interpolate between the much studied J1 J2 [1] and J1 K [2] models, is shown to exhibit a rich phase diagram. This research was supported in part by an allocation of computer resources from the IDRIS institute (France). [1] Philippe Sindzingre, Nic Shannon, Tsutomu Momoi, J. Phys: Conf.Ser. 200, 022058 (2010), and references therein. [2] A. Luchli, J.C. Domenge, C. Lhuillier, P. Sindzingre, M. Troyer, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, a 137206 (2005).

Abstract ID T077

Magnetic properties of new delta chain compound Cu2 (AsO4 )(OH)3H2 O

Hikomitsu Kikuchi,a Yutaka Fujii,b Seitaro Mitsudo,b and Toshifumi Taniguchi,c Masaki Azuma,d Yuichi Shimakawa,d Akira Matsuo,e and Koichi Kindoe a Department of Applied Physics, Univerisity of Fukui, Fukui, Japan b Research Center for Development of FIR, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan. c Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Japan. d Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. e Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan.
0.003 Cu2(AsO4 )(OH)3H2O 3

(emu/mol Cu)

0.002

0.001
3.06 3.01
3.17

0 0

100

200

300

Temperature (K)

Fig. 1. Magnetic susceptibility of euchroite. Inset below demonstrates how Cu2+ ions (represented by small circle) arrange in euchroite.

Delta chain model is one of the frustrated 1D quantum spin systems, which attract much interest recently because of their diversied physical phenomena. The delta chain model is composed of innite vertex-shared triangles arranged along chain direction and found to have a spin gap by theoretical studies [1]. Experimental studies on the delta chain however have not been developed so much because of lack of suitable actual materials. We found that a crystal structure [2] of Cu2 (AsO4 )(OH)3H2 O (mineral name, euchroite) is approximated well with the spin-1/2 distorted delta chain model, as shown in an inset of Fig 1. Magnetic susceptibility (T), specic heat, high eld magnetization, 1 H NMR are measured to study magnetic properties of euchroite, using a natural mineral crystal. Figure 1 shows temperature dependence of (T) of euchroite. (T) has its maximum at around 80 K and decreases exponentially as lowering temperature, indicating the presence of nite spin gap in euchroite. This work is supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientic Research Area on Priority Areas Novel States of Matter Induced by Frustration. [1] K. Kubo, Phys. Rev. 48 10552 (1993). [2] J. J. Finney, Acta Cryst. 21 437-440 (1966).

Abstract ID T078

Molecular spintronics using noncollinear magnetic molecules

Alessandro Soncinia a INPAC-Institute for Nanoscale Physics and Chemistry, University of Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F 3001 Heverlee, Belgium

Fig. 1. Left: Spintronics setup for the noncollinear magnetic molecule Dy3 , characterized by toroidal magnetic quantum states. Right: Spin-switching eect, caused by quantum interference between the itinerant electron spin, and the noncollinear magnetic states of the toroidal molecular device.

Molecular spintronics has to date solely been explored for molecular magnets in the weakanisotropy limit [1]. Non-collinear molecular magnetism was rst explored only very recently [2]. Even in weakly anisotropic molecular magnets, spin transport eects due to (i) exchange-frustration , and (ii) itinerant electron delocalization (double-exchange eects), have to date been completely neglected. Here we rst investigate the role of mixed-valence reduced states in the conduction process of both weakly and strongly anisotropic magnetic molecules, and show that the double-exchange mechanism leads to unexpected results [3]. Theoretical and computational investigation of spin transport through strongly anisotropic noncollinear magnetic molecules reveals in fact that noncollinear magnetic quantum states act as spin-switching devices for the current. [3] Moreover, spin currents are shown to oer a viable route to selectively prepare the molecular device in one of two degenerate noncollinear magnetic states [3], which could oer a strategy to address noncollinear molecular qubits. Spin-currents can also be used to create a non-zero density of toroidal magnetization in a recently characterized Dy3 noncollinear magnet [2,3]. Spintronics eects based on noncollinear states arising from exchange-frustrated magentic molecules will also be discussed [4]. [1] H.B. Heersche et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 206801 (2006); C. Timm and F. Elste, Phys. Rev. B 73, 235304 (2006); M. Misiorny et al., Phys. Rev. B 79, 224420 (2009). [2] A. Soncini and L. F. Chibotaru, Phys. Rev. B 77, 220406(R) (2008); L. F. Chibotaru, L. Ungur and A. Soncini, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 47, 4126 (2008); J. Luzon et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 247205 (2008). [3] A. Soncini and L. F. Chibotaru, Molecular spintronics using non-collinear molecular nanomagnets, Phys. Rev B. (in press); arXiv:0910.5235 [4] A. Soncini, Molecular spintronics via non-collinear magnetic quantum states arising in frustrated molecular magnets (in preparation).

Abstract ID T080

Ordering in Semiclassical Spin Ice

Ying-Jer Kaoa,b and Yang-Zhi Choua Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan b Center for Quantum Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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We study the S > 1 nearest-neighbor Heisenberg model with a ferromagnetic interaction J and a large non-collinear 111 easy-axis anisotropy D on a pyrochlore lattice. In the limit D , the model maps into a 111 Ising spin ice model with extensive ground state degeneracy. For a nite D J, the low-energy physics can be described by a 111 Ising model with further neighbor interactions. The extensive degeneracy of the ground state manifold in the innite anisotropic limit is lifted, and a 6-fold q = 0 ordering state is selected, through a rst-order phase transition at low temperature. This research was supported by the NSC of Taiwan under grants NSC 97-2628-M-002-011MY3 and NTU 98R0066-65, -68.

Abstract ID T083

AKLT Antiferromagnets Beyond One Dimension

S.A. Parameswarana , C.R. Laumanna , S.L. Sondhia , D.P. Arovasb and F. Zamponic a Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA b Department of Physics, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA c Laboratoire de Physique Thorique, Ecole Normale Suprieure, UMR CNRS 8549, 24 Rue e e Lhomond, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France The models constructed by Aeck, Kennedy, Lieb, and Tasaki [1] describe a family of quantum antiferromagnets on arbitrary lattices, where the local spin S is an integer multiple M of half the lattice coordination number. The equal time quantum correlations in their ground states may be computed as nite temperature correlations of a classical O(3) model on the same lattice, where the temperature is given by T = 1/M . In dimensions d = 1 and d = 2 this mapping implies that all AKLT states are quantum disordered. We consider AKLT states in d = 3 where the nature of the AKLT states is now a question of detail depending upon the choice of lattice and spin; for suciently large S some form of Nel order is almost e inevitable. On the unfrustrated cubic lattice, we nd that all AKLT states are ordered while for the unfrustrated diamond lattice the minimal S = 2 state is disordered while all other states are ordered. On the frustrated pyrochlore lattice, we nd (conservatively) that several states starting with the minimal S = 3 state are disordered [2]. These disordered AKLT models are a signicant addition to the catalog of magnetic Hamiltonians in d = 3 with ground states known to lack order on account of strong quantum uctuations. We then discuss the innite-dimensional case of locally tree-like graphs of xed connectivity. We address the question of ordering by applying a transfer matrix technique to the classical companion model. We nd a) quantum paramagnetic or valence bond solid ground states, b) critical and ordered Nel states on bipartite innite Cayley trees and c) critical and ordered e quantum vector spin glass states on random graphs of xed connectivity [3]. We argue, in consonance with a previous analysis [4], that all phases are characterized by gaps to local excitations. The spin glass states we report arise from random long ranged loops which frustrate Nel ordering despite the lack of randomness in the coupling strengths. e We acknowledge useful discussions with F. Burnell, D. Huse, R. Moessner and M. Aizenman. This research was supported in part by the NSF Grant No. DMR 0213706 (SLS). [1] I. Aeck, T. Kennedy, E. H. Lieb, and H. Tasaki, Phys. Rev. Lett. 59, 799 (1987). [2] S.A. Parameswaran, S.L. Sondhi, and D.P. Arovas, Phys. Rev. B 79, 024408 (2009). [3] C.R. Laumann, S.A. Parameswaran, S.L. Sondhi and F. Zamponi, arXiv:1002.4593 (2010). [4] C.R. Laumann, S.A. Parameswaran and S.L. Sondhi, Phys. Rev. B 80, 144415 (2009).

Abstract ID T084

Anyonic quasi-particles and topological quantum phase transition : the toric code in a magnetic eld
Sbastien Dusuel,a Kai P. Schmidt,b Ronny Thomale,c and Julien Vidald e a Lyce Saint-Louis, 44 Boulevard Saint-Michel, 75006 Paris, France e b Lehrstuhl fr Theoretische Physik I, Otto-Hahn-Strae 4, TU Dortmund, 44221 u Dortmund, Germany c Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA d Laboratoire de Physique Thorique de la Mati`re Condense, CNRS UMR 7600, e e e Universit Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France e
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Fig. 1. Known parts of the phase diagram of the toric code in a magnetic eld.

The interest in systems standing anyonic excitations has been revived since Kitaevs proposal to use them for building quantum memories and computers [1]. Kitaev introduced an exactly solvable spin-1/2 model known as the toric code, whose ground state on a 2D square lattice is a spin liquid with Z2 topological order, and whose excitations are abelian anyons. The question of the stability of the toric codes topological order with respect to the simplest external perturbation, namely a magnetic eld, has been the subject of subsequent works [26]. I will show how building anyonic quasi-particles can answer this question quantitatively [5-6], and provide access to the phase diagram shown in Fig. 1. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] A. Y. Kitaev, Ann. Phys 303, 2 (2003). S. Trebst et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 070602 (2007). A. Hamma et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 030502 (2008). I. Tupitsyn et al., arXiv:0804.3175 (unpublished). J. Vidal et al., Phys. Rev. B 79, 033109 (2009). J. Vidal et al., Phys. Rev. B 80, 081104(R) (2009).

Abstract ID T085

Pinch point explosion on demagnetization of spin ice samples

Bob Aldus,a Tom Fennell,b Steven Bramwell.a a London Centre for Nanotechnology,17-19 Gordon Street, London. b Institut Laue Langevin, 6 rue Jules Horowitz 38000 GRENOBLE, France

Fig. 1. The neutron scattering pattern on demagnetizing a spin ice sample from the saturated state.

The spin ice materials have generated vast interest since the discovery of their magnetic properties in 1997 [1]. Recently it has been shown that spin ice is an ideal material for studying the phenomenon of emergent magnetic monopoles [2-4] and even magnetic current [5]. Studies into spin ice in magnetic eld [6] have shown that plateaus can exist in the magnetization curve at low-temperatures. Here we report the ndings of polarised neutron scattering on spin ice in a magnetic eld at low temperatures. We nd that the eld sweeping timescale dictated by the polarised neutron scattering technique causes a pinch point explosion to occur at relatively modest eld strengths. The cause of this is suggested to be the removal of magnetization of the -chain spins through breaking of the ice rules. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] M. Harris et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 2554-2557 (1997). C. Castelnovo et al., Nature 451, 42-45 (2008). D. J. P. Morris et al., Science 326, 411 (2009). T. Fennell et al., Science 326, 415 (2009). S. T. Bramwell et al., Nature 461, 956 (2009). T. Fennell et al., Phys. Rev. B 72 224411 (2005).

Abstract ID T087

Multiferroic behavior in the the spin-spiral frustrated linear chain magnets CuCl2 and CuBr2
R. K. Kremer,a C. Hoch,a , J. M. Law,a,b A. Simon,a C. Lee,c M.-H. Whangboc J. S. Kim,d I. Lee,e and K. H. Kime a Max-Planck-Institut fr Festkrperforschung, Heisenbergstr. 1, D-70569 Stuttgart, u o Germany b Physics Dept., Loughborough University, Leic., UK c Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, U.S.A. d Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea e FPRD, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea Recently, we have shown that anhydrous cupric chloride and bromide CuX2 (X=Cl, Br) represent one-dimensional antiferromagnets which undergo long-range antiferromagnetic ordering below a Nel temperature, TN , of 23.9 K and 73.2 K, respectively. The magnetic e structure of CuCl2 and CuBr2 is an incommensurate helicoidal structure with a cycloidal spin spiral propagating along the spin chain direction b and with the moments conned in the bc crystallographic plane.[1,2] According to DFT calculations the spin spiral structures result from competing ferromagnetic nearest-neighbor and antiferromagnetic next-nearestneighbor spin-exchange interactions along the spin chains.[2,3] Our DFT calculations also predict substantial ferrolectric polarization below TN due to the magnetic order and spinorbit coupling. Here, we report on the dielectric properties of CuCl2 and CuBr2 . We found a sharp dielectric anomaly at TN (CuCl2 ) and broad dielectric anomalies extending over the whole temperature range to lowest temperatures. Pyrolelectric current measurements performed on CuBr2 by heating and cooling the samples through the Nel temperature prove e spontaneous ferroelectric polarization below the Nel temperature which can be eectively e increased by applying an external magnetic eld. CuCl2 and CuBr2 thus constitute the rst examples of spiral-magnetic-order-driven multiferroics based on halide ions. The work at North Carolina State University was supported by the Oce of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Materials Sciences, U. S. Department of Energy, under Grant DE-FG0286ER45259. [1] M. G. Banks, Ph.D. thesis, Loughborough University, Loughborough, 2007. [2] M. G. Banks, R. K. Kremer, C. Hoch, A. Simon, B. Ouladdiaf, J.-M. Broto, H. Rakoto, C. Lee, and M.-H. Whangbo, Phys. Rev. B 80, 024404 (2009). [3] M. Schmitt, O. Janson, M. Schmidt, S. Homann, W. Schnelle, S.-L. Drechsler, and H. Rosner, Phys. Rev. B 79, 245119 (2009).

Abstract ID T088

Quantum critical behavior in the dioptase lattice: Magnetic properties of CuMO3 yH2 O (M=Si, Ge; n=1, 0)
J. M. Law,a,b C. Hoch,a , R. K. Kremer,a J. Kang,c C. Lee,c M.-H. Whangbo,c and H. H. Ottod a Max-Planck-Institut fr Festkrperforschung, Heisenbergstr. 1, D-70569 Stuttgart, u o b Germany, Physics Dept., Loughborough University, Leic., UK, c Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, U.S.A., d TU Clausthal, Fachgebiet Materialwissenschaftliche Kristallographie, Adolph-Roemer-Strae 2A, D-38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany Hydrous dioptase CuSiO3 H2 O and its isostructural Ge analogue CuGeO3 H2 O as well as their dehydrated compounds CuMO3 (M=Si, Ge), [1] contain hexagonal rings of SiO4 tetrahedra which are interconnected by Cu2+ forming spiral chains running along the crystallographic c axis. Neighboring spiral chains are connected by sharing the O-O edges of the closest-lying CuO4 square planes, leading to a honeycomb arrangement of Cu spiral chains in the ab plane results. Gros et al. suggested that the magnetic properties of CuSiO3 H2 O can be essentially described by assuming two spin exchange parameters, an afm intra chain spin exchange constant J2 = J(1 ) and an afm inter chain spin exchange constant J1 =J(1 + ) connecting spin dimers of neighboring chains.[1] By varying between -1 and +1 one can tune the magnetic phase diagram of the dioptase lattice from an afm Heisenberg chain with nn interaction and vanishing long-range ordering (J1 = 0), across a regime with long-range afm ordering to a spin liquid regime to a complete decomposition of the dioptase lattice into spin dimers ((J2 = 0). Long-range ordered and spin liquid phase are separated by a quantum critical point near c 0.3. In order to test this phase diagram we have carried out ab initio DFT (GGA+U) calculations for all four compounds, CuMO3 yH2 O (M=Si, Ge; y=0,1) and compared them with our new susceptibility and heat capacity measurements. The DFT calculations reveal that the intra chain, J2 = J(1 ), and the inter chain, J1 =J(1 + ), exchange constants constitute the dominant exchange interactions in the dioptase lattice. Intra chain and inter chain exchange contants are both afm, in contrast to a recent conjecture for CuSiO3 H2 O which found the dimer exchange to be fm.[2] Spin exchange between further distant Cu - Cu neighbors is also afm but generally by about an order of magnitude smaller. As a general trend we observe an increase of the exchange constants on dehydration y 0 and a signicant increase in the dimer exchange, J1 , on moving from M = Si to Ge. This puts the Ge compounds more towards the spin liquid regime while the Si system show a more one dimensional character. These trend are also observed in the experimental data.[3] The work at NCSU was supported by the Oce of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Materials Sciences, U. S. Department of Energy, under Grant DE-FG02-86ER45259. [1] C. Gros, P. Lemmens, K. Y. Choi, G. Gntherodt, M. Baenitz, and H. H. Otto, Europhys. u Lett. 60, 276 (2002). [2] O. Janson, A. A. Tsirlin, M. Schmitt, and H. Rosner, unpublished results, arXiv:1004.3765v1 [3] J. M. Law, C. Hoch, M.-H. Whangbo, and R. K. Kremer, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 63, 54 (2010).

Abstract ID T089

Critical properties of frustrated antiferromagnets RbFe(MoO4 )2 and TbMnO3

Ivelisse Cabrera,a,b Yang Zhao,a,b Michel Kenzelmann,c A. Brooks Harris, d and Collin Broholma,b a Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland USA b NIST Center for Neutron Research, Gaithersburg, Maryland USA c Laboratory for Developments and Methods, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland d Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania USA While magnetic and electric orders usually appear in separate materials or distinct phases within the same material, competing magnetic interactions in frustrated systems can break spatial inversion symmetry and allow for ferroelectricity in a magnetically ordered phase [1, 2]. These magnetoelectric multiferroics exhibit complex phase diagrams that have been studied, but little is known about their critical behavior. We present results from neutron scattering experiments on multiferroics RbFe(MoO4 )2 and TbMnO3 conducted near the transition from the paramagnetic to the magnetically-ordered phase. The values obtained for critical exponents beta and gamma do not place these systems in any of the standard universality classes. We found that RbFe(MoO4 )2 and TbMnO3 belong to new universality classes that have been proposed for multiferroic systems [3, 4]. [1] [2] [3] [4] M. Kenzelmann, et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 087206 (2005). M. Kenzelmann, et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 267205 (2007). H. Kawamura, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 10, 4707 (1998). A. B. Harris, et al., J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20, 434202 (2008).

Abstract ID T093

Dynamics of magnetization in articial spin ice

Paula Mellado, Olga Petrova, Yichen Shen, and Oleg Tchernyshyov Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Fig. 1. Magnetization reversal in a single link of kagome ice.

Articial spin ice is implemented in two-dimensional arrays of mesoscopic magnets with (mostly) dipolar interactions between these magnetic moments [1-4]. Minimization of energy in square spin ice yields states with no magnetic charges, whereas junctions of a honeycomb network, a.k.a. kagome spin ice, contain unit magnetic charges even when energy is minimized. Because of a large energy barrier separating the two ground states of a mesoscopic magnet, articial spin ice remains frozen in a single microstate unless the magnet is subjected to an oscillating magnetic eld of a few hundred oersteds [5]. A recent theoretical work modeled the system as that of a thermal ensemble with a suitably chosen eective temperature [6]. We propose an alternative theoretical approach that stresses the inherently dissipative character of magnetization dynamics in mesoscopic magnets [7]. In our model, the dynamics is mediated by domain walls carrying two units of magnetic charge. They are emitted by lattice sites when the component of the local eld H parallel to a link exceeds a critical value Hc required to overcome Coulomb force between magnetic charges (Fig. 1). We nd that the outcome of the demagnetization procedure [5] depends sensitively on the presence of quenched disorder from lattice imperfections. Positive feedback from Coulomb interactions between magnetic charges induces avalanches in magnetization reversal [8]. Inertia associated with the motion of domain walls [9] may also play a major role. We thanks John Cumings for numerous discussions and for sharing his unpublished data. This research was supported in part by the NSF Grant DMR-0348679. [1] R. F. Wang et al., Nature 439, 303 (2006). [2] M. Tanaka et al., Phys. Rev. B 73, 052411 (2006). [3] Y. Qi, T. Brintlinger, and J. Cumings, Phys. Rev. B 77, 094418 (2008). [4]. S. Ladak et al., Nature Physics 6, 359 (2010). [5] X. Ke et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 037205 (2008). [6] G. Mller and R. Moessner, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 237203 (2006). o [7] C. H. Wong and Y. Tserkovnyak, Phys. Rev. B 81, 060404 (2010). [8] J. Cumings, private communication. [9] E. Saitoh et al., Nature 432, 203 (2004).

Abstract ID T094

Frustrated square lattice Heisenberg model and magnetism in high temperature superconductors.
Igor Zaliznyak,a Zhijun Xu,a Jinsheng Wen,a Genga Gu,a John Tranquadaa and Matthew Stoneb a CMP&MS Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973-5000 b NSSD, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN It has been long recognized that J1-J2-J3 frustrated Heisenberg model on a square lattice might hold the key to understanding the unusual magnetism and, perhaps, the superconductivity in cuprates [1,2]. Recent neutron scattering measurements show that similar frustrated model might also provide reasonable account for magnetic excitations in iron pnictide materials. In particular, it describes general features of spin excitations in FeTe parent compound observed in our recent neutron measurements, as well as in those by other groups. Results imply proximity of magnetic system to the limit of extreme frustration. Selection of spin ground state under such conditions could be driven by weak extrinsic interactions, such as modulation of exchange coupling by lattice distortion, or strain [3]. Consequently, dierent non-universal types of magnetic order could arise, both commensurate and incommensurate. These are not necessarily intrinsic to an ideal J1-J2-J3 model, but might result from lifting of its near degeneracy by weak extrinsic perturbations. We acknowledge useful discussions with S.-H. Lee. This work was supported by the US DOE under Contract DE-AC02-98CH10886. [1] A. V. Chubukov, Phys. Rev. B 48, 5588 (1992). [2] P. A. Lindgard, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 217001 (2005). [3] I. A. Zaliznyak, Phys. Rev. B 68, 134451 (2003); Phys. Rev. B 69, 092404 (2004).

Abstract ID T096

Two-stage ordering in kagome spin ice with short-range interactions

Gia-Wei Cherna and Oleg Tchernyshyovb a Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA b Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA Kagome spin ice is a highly frustrated ferromagnet with classical spins forced to point along local axes with angles of 120 between rst and second neighbors [1]. The model with nearest-neighbor interactions has a highly degenerate ground state. Inclusion of long-range dipolar interactions between spins yields a magnetically ordered ground state with a sixfold degeneracy and a 3 3 magnetic unit cell [2,3]. It has been conjectured that the ordering occurs in two stages: rst, a magnetic charge order sets in at a temperature set by the scale of dipolar interactions, then spin order appears at a lower temperature [2,3]. While the charge ordering transition appears to be of the Ising universality class, the nature of the spin-ordering transition remains unclear. To shed light on this problem, we revisited the short-range version of spin ice with ferromagnetic coupling between rst neighbors and antiferromagnetic coupling between second neighbors [1]. The short-range model has the same six ground states as the long-range one. The complex order parameter, m = r r eiQr , where r are Ising variables parametrizing the spins and Q = (4/3, 0), is similar to the order parameter of the six-state clock model or the XY model with a sixfold anisotropy. Spontaneous breaking of a Z6 symmetry in two dimensions may proceed in several ways [4,5]: (a) via a succession of two continuous transitions of the Ising and 3-state Potts types, (b) via two Kosterlitz-Thouless (KT) transitions with an intermediate critical phase, or (c) via a discontinuous transition. The two-stage ordering inferred by Wills et al. [1] is not consistent with any of these, while the scenario with intermediate magnetic charge order [2,3] is consistent with route (a). Through extensive Monte Carlo simulations, we showed that the short-range spin-ice model follows route (b) with two KT transitions. The intermediate phase has power-law spin correlations and continuously varying exponents. Identication of KT transitions is notoriously dicult [6] and requires large lattice sizes to bring out the true critical behavior. We discuss the implications of our ndings for the model of dipolar kagome ice. We thank Roderich Moessner for useful discussions. This work was supported in part by the NSF Grant DMR-0348679. [1] A. S. Wills, R. Ballou, and C. Lacroix, Phys. Rev. B 66, 144407 (2002). [2] G. Mller, R. Moessner, Phys. Rev. B 80, 140409 (2009). o [3] G.-W. Chern, P. Mellado, O. Tchernyshyov, arXiv:0906.4781. [4] J. V. Jos, L. P. Kadano, S. Kirkpatrick, and D. R. Nelson, Phys. Rev. B 16, 1217 e (1977). [5] J. L. Cardy, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 13, 1507 (1980). [6] M. S. S. Challa and D. P. Landau, Phys. Rev. B 33, 437 (1986).

Abstract ID T097

Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction on kagome and the sawtooth chain

Zhihao Hao,a I. Rousochatzakis,b P. Mellado,a Y. Wan,a F. Mila,b and O. Tchernyshyova a Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA b Institute of Theoretical Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne, Switzerland e e

Fig. 1. Red and blue valence-bond ground states of the sawtooth chain are separated by S = 1/2 excitations: a kink (open arrow) and an antikink (lled arrow).

The Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya (DM) antisymmetric exchange, ij Dij [Si Sj ], is weak comparatively to Heisenberg exchange J. However, its role is enhanced in frustrated magnets where competing exchange interactions result in small characteristic energy scales. The DM term may be particularly important to the physics of the S = 1/2 antiferromagnet on kagome, where the spin gap, if any, is very small, with estimates of the order of 0.06J [1-3]. Numerical calculations suggest that a suciently strong DM coupling D > Dc2 0.1J induces a state with long-range magnetic order [4], and that something possibly related to a gap closing occurs for D > Dc1 0.06J [5]. We examine the eects of DM interaction on the sawtooth chain with S = 1/2 [6,7], a onedimensional toy model with a spin gap = 0.22J [6] whose spin excitations (Fig. 1) are similar to those of the S = 1/2 antiferromagnet on kagome [3]. By using a combination of exact diagonalization and analytical arguments, we show that a suciently strong DM term (D > Dc 0.09J) closes the spin gap through a condensation of kinks and antikinks. We speculate that a similar mechanism may be responsible for the lack of a spin gap in herbertsmithite [8]. The putative disordered gapless phase in the region Dc1 < D < Dc2 [5] may be a spin liquid of kinks and (mostly) antikinks. Research supported by the U.S Department of Energy, Oce of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering under the Grant No. DE-FG02-08ER46544.

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Abstract ID T098

Spin glass behavior in the quasi-triangular spin-1/2 compound Cu2(1x) Zn2x (OH)3 (C7 H15 COO).mH2 O(0 < x < 0.29)
Julia Wildeboera , and Alexander Seidela , Zohar Nussinova , Jian Wua , Stuart A. Solina a Department of Physics and Center for Materials Innovation, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA We present data on the structure and the magnetic properties of two classes of spin S=1/2 antiferromagnetic quasi-triangular lattice materials: Cu2(1x) Zn2x (OH)3 NO3 (0 < x < 0.65) and its long chain organic derivatives Cu2(1x) Zn2x (OH)3 (C7 H15 COO).mH2 O(0 < x < 0.29). These series of layered structure compounds constitute a substitutional magnetic system, in which spin S=1/2 Cu2+ ions and nonmagnetic Zn2+ ions are arranged on a 2D quasitriangular lattice. It is found that the long-chain alkyl carboxylic acid group intercalated materials Cu2(1x) Zn2x (OH)3 (C7 H15 COO).mH2 O show spin-glass like behavior, as evidenced by pronounced dierences in the zero eld cooled and nonzero eld cooled susceptibility data, and by a logarithmic divergence in the low frequency AC susceptibility. The DC susceptibility also displays various power law regimes. These may be attributed to cluster formation. Specic heat data will also be presented. This research was supported by the Center for Materials Innovation.

Abstract ID T099

Neutron scattering study in triangular spin tube CsCrF4

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Takatsugu Masudaa and Hirotaka Manaka,b Neutron Scattering Laboratory, Institute for Solid State Physics, the University of Tokyo, 106-1, Shirakata, Tokai, Naka-gun, Ibaraki, 319-1106, Japan b Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan

Theoretical study in 1D chain of antiferromagnetic triangular spins, spin tube, predicts RVB-like spin liquid state with resonating spin dimers [1]. Spin correlation decays exponentially and nite spin gap opens at q = in the magnetic excitation [2]. Further theoretical study suggests an exotic phase such as Tomonaga Lattinger Liquid with chiral order by applying magnetic eld or by introducing lattice distortion [3]. Very recently an ideal candidate of the triangle spin tube CsCrF4 [4] was discovered. As shown in Fig.1 Cr3+ ions with localized S = 3/2 spins forms equilateral triangles in the a b plane and they form 1D chain in the c direction. The measured bulk properties including magnetic susceptibility and heat capacity were consistent with typical behaviors of the spin tube [4]. Here we report the neutron scattering study in CsCrF4 to reveal the ground state and magnetic excitation of triangular spin tube.
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Fig. 1. Crystal structure of CsCrF4 [4].

[1] [2] [3] [4]

K. Kawano, et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 66, 4001 (1997). S. Nishimoto, et al., Phys. Rev. B 78, 054421 (2008). M. Sato, et al., Phys. Rev. B 75, 014411 (2007). H. Manaka, et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 78, 093701 (2009).

Abstract ID T105

Origin of electromagnon excitations in multiferroic RMnO3

Rolando Valds Aguilar,a e
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Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. 21218

Fig. 1. (a) Absorption spectrum at dierent temperatures for TbMnO3 in zero magnetic eld. (b) Absorption Spectrum as a function of eld at 5 K. (right) Temperature-Magnetic eld phase diagram of the absorption magnitude that shows that the absorption increases in the spin op phase at high elds.

The interest in multiferroic materials has increased in the last few years due to the fundamental physics of strong interaction between ferroelectric and magnetic orders, as well as for the promise of novel applications in future electronics. From powerful symmetry arguments and with modeling of the microscopic coupling mechanism, these eorts have led to the discovery of a vast set of multiferroic compounds. An important recent step in this regard was the discovery of a new kind of magnetic excitation that couples strongly to light by acquiring electric dipole activity from the infrared active phonons, called electromagnon, which is a hybrid excitation of magnon and phonon character [1],[2]. These discoveries have highlighted the importance of the dynamical aspects of the magnetoelectric coupling. Even though a wide consensus has been reached regarding the origin of the static ferroelectric polarization, the mechanism of the magnetoelectric dynamic eect of electromagnons was not clear. In this talk a combination of theory and experiment is presented that claries the origin of the electromagnon excitations in RMnO3 . This model is based on symmetric exchange striction and takes into account the lattice and magnetic symmetry of this family of perovskite manganites. It reproduces the fact that the observed selection rule for electromagnons in RMnO3 is independent of the spin plane [3],[4] (Fig.1). This result is due to the eective modulation of the exchange interaction between Mn spins induced by the electric eld of light. The proposed mechanism is also related to the origin of static polarization in the E-phase of this RMnO3 multiferroic family. The model and experiments carried out so far demonstrate that the symmetric exchange interaction is responsible for all the observed

dynamical magnetoelectric eects, and opens a new avenue for study of these multiferroic compounds. Work done in collaboration with M. Mostovoy, A.B. Sushkov, S-W. Cheong and H.D. Drew. This research was supported in part by NSF-MRSEC under grant DMR-0520471. [1] [2] [3] [4] A. Pimenov, et al. Nature Physics 2, 97 (2006). A.B. Sushkov, et al. PRL 98, 027202 (2007). R. Valds Aguilar, et al. PRB 76, 060404 (2007). e R. Valds Aguilar, et al. PRL 102, 047203 (2009). e

Abstract ID W002 Phase Diagram of Frustrated Hard-Core Bosons on the Triangular Lattice
Hong-Chen Jiang Microsoft Research, Station Q, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 We calculate the ground state phase diagram of frustrated hard-core bosons on a triangular lattice with nearest-neighbor repulsion, by means of density-matrix renormalization group method. Interestingly, we find that the supersolid region is much bigger compared with the unfrustrated case [1]. Finally, we also discuss the stability of the supersolid phase in the presence of a harmonic trap, which is crucial for realizing such phenomena using ultracold atoms in optical lattices. [1] S. Wessel and M. Troyer, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 127205 (2005).

Abstract ID W003 Electron Spin Resonance in the Quasi-Two-Dimensional Triangular-Lattice Antiferromagnet Rb4Mn(MoO4)3
Hironori Yamaguchi,a Shojiro Kimura,a Masayuki Hagiwara,a Rieko Ishii,b and Satoru Nakatsujib a KYOKUGEN, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan b Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan

Fig. 1. Frequency-field diagrams of the ESR resonance fields of Rb4Mn(MoO4)3

at 1.4 K for for (a)H//c and (b)Hc

Recently, Rb4Mn(MoO4)3 , in which the Mn2+ ions with S = 5/2 form an equilateral triangularlattice, was reported to be the first quantitative realization of 2D Heisenberg regular TAFM (2D HTAFM) with Ising anisotropy[1]. Powder neutron diffraction measurements at zero field indicated the out-of-plane 120 degree spin structure [1]. A double peak structure in the temperature dependence of the zero field specific heat and magnetic susceptibility was reported, indicating two successive phase transitions at TN1 = 2.42 K and TN2 = 2.80 K at zero field [1]. Furthermore, a 1/3 magnetization plateau was observed in the magnetization curve below TN1 only for H//c [1]. The two successive phase transitions and the 1/3 magnetization plateau reproduces well the phase diagram expected for the ideal 2D HTAFM with Ising anisotropy [1]. We have performed electron spin resonance (ESR) measurements on single crystals of Rb4Mn(MoO4)3 to clarify the spin dynamics in more details. We observed two ESR branches for H//c with zero-field energy gaps of about 70 and 10 GHz, as shown in Fig.1(a). Only the ESR resonance mode for H // c shows a discontinuous change around 8 T, where the system undergoes a first-order magnetic and magnetoelectric transition [1]. We calculate ESR resonance modes and magnetization curves below TN1 for H//c and Hc by means of a mean-field approximation and a classical Monte Carlo simulation assuming a spin Hamiltonian of 2D HTAFM with Ising anisotropy. Then we have successfully explained the observed ESR resonance modes and the reported magnetization curves quantitatively for both directions assuming magnetic structures illustrated in Fig. 1, and evaluated the anisotropy and the exchange constants accurately. Consequently, we have confirmed that Rb4Mn(MoO4)3 is a quasi-2D HTAFM with Ising anisotropy. [1] R. Ishii et al., condmat.stat-mech arXiv: 0912.4796.

Abstract ID W004 Quantum fluctuations thaw the spin ice: emergent quadrupole moment, chirality, and spin dynamics
Shigeki Onoda Condensed Matter Theory Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1, Hirosawa, Wako 351-0198, Japan We propose a theory for melting a spin ice with the quantum fluctuation [1] by considering a rareearth ion with fewer 4f electrons and a smaller magnetic moment. By this way, the overlap between the 4f electrons and O 2p electrons is enhanced, and then the superexchange interaction becomes much larger than the magnetic dipole interaction. The Pr3+ ion having only two 4f electrons is advantageous for this purpose. Then, our scenario can explain recent experimental findings showing the following striking differences from the dipolar spin ice. (i) The magnetism associated with the <111> Ising magnetic moments of Pr3+ in Pr2Ir2O7 [2] and Pr2Zr2O7 [3] is characterized by an antiferromagnetic Curie-Weiss temperature while they do not exhibit a long-range order. (ii) Pr2Sn2O7 [4] shows an inelastic magnetic neutron scattering intensity up to a high energy ~ a few K. (iii) Pr2Ir2O7 undergoes a transition to a sort of chiral spin-liquid phase at 1.5 K [2], an order of magnitude larger than the magnetic dipole interaction (~0.1 K). These suggest the importance of the superexchange interaction which may have a nontrivial form. Here, we derive the effective quantum pseudospin-1/2 model for Pr2TM2O7 through the strongcoupling perturbation theory. It includes not only a ferromagnetic Ising coupling favorable for the spin-ice rule but also the ferromagnetic exchange and the dipole non-conserving term. The ground state of the model has the ferroquadrupole moment defined on each tetrahedron (Fig. left) and a nontrivial correlation of the pseudospin chirality (Fig. right). The dynamical structure factor naturally accounts for the experimentally observed broad feature. The magnetization curve along [111] reproduces the experimentally observed structure at the metamagnetic transition [2]. The work was partly supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research under No. 20046016 from the MEXT of Japan and 21740275 from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

Figure. The quadrupole moment (left) and the chirality (right), the solid angle subtended by the four pseudospins, on a tetrahedron. [1] S. Onoda and Y. Tanaka, arXiv:0907.2536. [2] Y. Machida, S. Nakatsuji, S. Onoda, T. Tayama, and T. Sakakibara, Nature 463, 210 (2010). [3] Matsuhira et al., J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 145, 012002 (2009). [4] H. D. Zhou, et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 227204 (2008).

Abstract ID W005 Unusual ground states on an un-fashionable lattice

J.E. Greedan,a,b T. Aharen,a A.A. Aczel,c J. Rodriguez,c G. McDougall,c G.M. Luke,b,c,d T. Imai,b,c,d V.K. Michaelis,e S. Kroeker,e H. Zhou,f C.R. Wiebef,g and L.M.D. Cranswickh a Department of Chemistry, McMaster University, Hamilton, L8S 4M1 Canada b Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research, McMaster University c Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University d Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Toronto M5G 1Z8, Canada e Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T 2N2, Canada f Department of Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL 32310-4005 USA g Department of Chemistry, University of Winnipeg, R3B 2E9, Canada h Canadian Neutron Beam Centre, NRC Chalk River K0J 1J0, Canada The f.c.c. lattice, while geometrically frustrated, is little studied. This lattice can be realized for materials with the B-site ordered double perovskite (DP) structure, A2BB'O6, where a diamagnetic (B) and a magnetic ion (B') occupy interpenetrating f.c.c. lattices. Systematic studies varying the spin quantum number (S = 3/2 to 1/2) and the site symmetry (m3m to -1) have been carried out within two families of DP oxides, Ba2YMO6 (cubic symmetry) and La2LiMO6 (monoclinic) (M= Ru,Re,Mo) [1,2,3]. For S = 3/2, (M = Ru) long range AF order (f.c.c. Type I) is always found but less conventional ground states are the rule for S = 1(M = Re) and 1/2 (M = Mo). With the possible exception of La2LiMoO6, no long range ordered states have been found from neutron scattering, heat capacity, NMR or SR studies. Ba2YReO6 exhibits spin freezing but in the absence of any obvious disorder. La2LiReO6 shows a possible collective spin singlet state as does Ba2YMoO6. 89Y NMR data for the latter are particularly diagnostic. This result is surprising as the isostructural S = 1/2 DP oxides, Ba2LiOsO6 and Ba2NaOsO6, show antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic order, respectively with little evidence for frustration.[4] Equally puzzling, perhaps, is the contrast between La2LiMoO6, which is nearly ordered and the isostructural S = 1/2 spin glass Sr2CaReO6.[5] An attempt to rationalize these differences has been made using a simple spin dimer analysis.[6] [1] T. Aharen et al, Phys. Rev. B 80 (2009) 134423. [2] T. Aharen et al, Phys. Rev. B 81 (2010) 064436. [3] T. Aharen et al, Phys. Rev. B (submitted) [4] K.E. Stizler et al, Solid State Science 4 (2002) 311. [5] C.R. Wiebe et al, Phys. Rev. B 65 (2002) 144413. [6] M.H. Whangbo et al, J. Solis State Chem. 176 (2003) 417.

Abstract ID W006 Heavy-Mass Fermi Liquid Realized in a Frustrated Itinerant-Electron Antiferromagnet YMn2Zn20
Yoshihiko Okamoto, Takeshi Shimizu, Jun-ichi Yamaura, Yoko Kiuchi, and Zenji Hiroi Institute for Solid State Physics, Univ. of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha 5-1-5, Kashiwa 277-8581, Japan Heavy fermion behavior is one of the typical electron correlation effects observed in various f electron systems. However, it appears in a few transition metal compounds without f electron such as (Y,Sc)Mn2 and LiV2O4. Since both have the pyrochlore lattice consisting of transition metal atoms, the role of the geometrical frustration for the heavy fermion behavior has been suggested but still remains unclear. We focus on YMn2Zn20 crystallizing in the CeCr2Al20 structure, where the Y atoms form a diamond lattice and the Mn atoms form a pyrochlore lattice same as in YMn2. The Zn atoms are located between neighboring Y or Mn atoms, or between neighboring Y and Mn atoms, resulting in the nearly doubled pyrochlore lattice compared with that in YMn2 keeping the tetrahedral symmetry (see the inset of the Fig. 1). YMn2Zn20 of the ideal composition has not been obtained, but In-doped one was prepared by Benbow et al [1]. We prepared a series of single crystals with systematically controlled In content x by the melt-growth method. The general chemical composition of them is YMn2+Zn20xInx, where x is in the range of 2.96 x 3.99. The Mn content is always larger than 2, and the excess Mn content increases with increasing x. Magnetic susceptibility of the YMn2+Zn20xInx single crystals shows Curie-Weiss behavior at high temperatures. A Curie-Weiss fit to the for x = 2.96 with the smallest gives an effective moment of 2.4 B/Mn and a negative Weiss temperature of 28 K, indicating that antiMn (16d) ferromagnetic interactions are dominant. Magnetic order does not occur down to 2 K, but in large x Zn (48f) samples, shows spin glass like hysteresis, probably Y (8a) induced by disorder due to the excess Mn. As shown Zn (16c) in the Fig. 1, heat capacity divided by temperature Zn (96g) increases with decreasing temperature for x 3.22, which results in a very large value of ~ 280 mJ K2mol1, more than 10 times larger than that of isostructural YCo2Zn20. The T 2 coefficient A of resistivity is also large, indicating that the large is attributed to the mass enhancement of conduction electrons. In x 3.46, however, C / T shows a shoulder at a few K and decreases on going to lower temperature. This is because the spin degree of freedom freezes at the spin glass transition and part of spin entropy is lost there. Thus, In doped YMn2Zn20 is a novel frustrated itinerant-electron antiferromagnet that shows heavy fermion behavior Fig. 1. Heat capacity C divided by T vs T 2 plot for when it is clean.
[1] E. Benbow et al., J. Solid State Chem. 179, 3989 (2006). YMn2+Zn20xInx single crystals. The inset shows the crystal structure of YMn2Zn20.

Abstract ID W010 High-field multi-frequency ESR in the S=5/2 Kagom-lattice antiferromagnet KFe3(OH)6(SO4)2 (K-Fe-jarosite)
T. Fujitaa, H. Yamaguchi1a, T. Kashiwagib, S. Kimuraa, M. Hagiwaraa, M. Tokunagac, K. Matand , D. G. Nocerae,and Y. S. Leed a KYOKUGEN, Osaka University, Osaka 560 -8531, Japan. b Institute of Materials and Science., University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573 , Japan. c Insitute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8531, Japan d Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139,USA e Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Kagom-lattice antiferromagnets are expected to show strong frustration effects. The jarosite compound KFe3(OH)6(SO4)2 (K-Fe-jarosite) has magnetic Fe3+ (spin S=5/2) ions which form a T=1.3 and 1.6 K Kagom lattice in the ab plane, so that this jarosite is regarded as a classical Heisenberg kagome lattice H antiferromagnet. The K-Fe-jarosite exhibits a long range order at TN=65 K, and a field-induced phase transition at TN[1] for the applied field along the c-axis. In this study, we have performed magnetization and electron spin resonance (ESR) measurements on single crystals of K-Fe-jarosite in high magnetic Hc fields of up to 53 T in order to clarify the origin of this field-induced transition and determine the physical parameters. We tried to account for the field-induced transition in terms of a model including the intra- and the inter-plane exchange and Fig.1. Frequency-field relation of observed and Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya (DM) interactions, the last of calculated ESR resonance fields of K-Fe-jarosite which is inevitable in a kagom-lattice. Figures 1 and its spin structures. Hc is a transition field. and 2 indicate the frequency-field relation of ESR resonance fields and the magnetization process along the c-axis, respectively. The calculated resonance branches for spin structures depicted in the figure show satisfactory agreement with the experimental data. Then, the magnetization curve was calculated by using the parameters determined by ESR and reproduces well the observed magnetization curve including the H transition jump. As a result, we have succeeded in explaining all these experimental results with one set of the intra- and the inter-plane exchange and the DM interaction parameters.
Hc

[1] D. Grohol et al., Nat. Mater. 4 (2005) 241.

Fig. 2. High field magnetization of K-Fe-jarosite

Abstract ID W011 Frustrated S=3/2 honeycomb antiferromagnet Bi3Mn4O12(NO3)

Masaki Azuma,a Olga Smirnova,a Nozomi Onishi,a Yuichi Shimakawa,a Nobuhiro Kumada,b Masaaki Matsuda,c Yukitoshi Motome,d Akihiro Kodae and Ryosuke Kadonoe a Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan. b Yamanashi University, Kofu, Yamanash 400-8511i, Japan. c Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan. d Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan. e Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, KEK, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan

Fig. 1. Crystal structure of Bi3Mn4O12(NO3) and the Mn-O honeycomb lattice. The ground state of a honeycomb lattice compound with the nearest-neighbor antiferromagnetic interaction (J1) only is a long range ordering. However, magnetic frustration is expected when the next-nearest-neighbor interaction (J2) is taken into account [1,2]. Bi3Mn4O12(NO3) synthesized by hydrothermal technique comprises S=2/3 honeycomb lattices [3]. Magnetic susceptibility and specific heat measurements showed that this system is free from long-range antiferromagnetic ordering down to 0.4 K despite a relatively large Weiss constant about -250 K. Instead, spin-glass transition was observed at 7 K by SR measurements. This compound is the first realization of the frustrated honeycomb system due to the presence of J2. Neutron diffraction measurement revealed that the long-range ordering takes place at around 10 K in a magnetic field larger than 6 T [4]. [1] S. Katsura et al., J. Stat. Phys. 42, 381 (1986). [2] K. Takano, Phys. Rev. B 74, 140402R (2006). [3] O. Smirnova, M. Azuma et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 8313 (2009). [4] M. Matsuda et al., submitted.

Abstract ID W012 Ion substitution effect in A2Cu3SnF12 kagome antiferromagnet

Sonia Sharmin, Toshio Ono, Hidekazu Tanaka, and Aaron Chen Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 1528550, Japan

Fig. 1. Temperature dependence of magnetic susceptibility of (Cs1-xRbx)2Cu3SnF12 for x = 0.75 Cs2Cu3SnF12 and Rb2Cu3SnF12 are S = 1/2 kagome antiferromagnets [1]. The ground state of Cs2Cu3SnF12 is an antiferromagnetically ordered state with TN = 20K. In contrast, the ground state of Rb2Cu3SnF12 is a non-magnetic pinwheel VBS state with finite excitation energy gap [2]. To investigate the ion substitution effect, we have prepared the mixed kagome system (Cs1xRbx)2Cu3SnF12 with x = 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and performed magnetic susceptibility measurements on single crystals. For the samples with x 0.5, TN is found to be suppressed by the Rb substitution. We thus correlate the onset of magnetic ordering with the mole fraction of Rb ions. For the sample with x = 0.75, there is no magnetic ordering down to 1.8 K as shown in Fig. 1. Compared with pure Rb2Cu3SnF12, the temperature Tmax of the x = 0.75 sample where the magnetization has the maximum value shifts toward lower temperature and decreases more rapidly below 20 K. This behavior indicates that substituting Rb-ion with Cs-ion reduces the spin gap of Rb2Cu3SnF12. The magnitude of the spin gap of Rb2Cu3SnF12 is strongly related to the distortion from the proper kagome lattice. So the reduction of the spin gap should be attributed to the relaxation of the lattice distortion. This research was supported in part by the GCOE Nanoscience and Quantum Physics Grant.

[1] T. Ono, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 145, 012005 (2009) [2]T. Ono, JPS 2009 autumn meeting, 25pRE-8 (2009)

Abstract ID W013 Spin Liquid State in S=1/2 Kagome Lattice Antiferromagnet BaCu3V2O8(OH)2 Studied by High Field ESR
Hitoshi Ohta,a,b,c Wei-min Zhang,a Susumu Okubo,b Mizuki Tomoo,a Masashi Fujisawa,b Takahiro Sakurai,c Yoshihiko Okamoto,d Hiroyuki Yoshida,d and Zenji Hiroid a Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan b Molecular Photoscience Research Center, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan c Center for Supports to Research and Education Activities, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan d Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan

S=1/2 kagome lattice antiferromagnet has attracted much attention because several new model substances, such as herbertsmithite or volborthite, are suggested recently. It is also an interesting system because it is considered to have stronger geometrical frustration than the well studied triangular lattice antiferromagnet. Moreover, there are still theoretical discussions about the ground state of S=1/2 kagome lattice antiferromagnet whether it is a gapped or gapless spin liquid state. Therefore, experimental studies about the low temperature ground state in the model substance of S=1/2 kagome lattice antiferromagnet are very important. Recently Okamoto et al. suggested from the crystal structure and the magnetic susceptibility result that BaCu3V2O8(OH)2 (vesignieite) is a model substance of S=1/2 kagome lattice antiferromagnet [1]. Cu2+ ions in vesignieite form a nearly perfect kagome lattice and no antisite disorder is expected while few percent paramagnetic impurity still remains in the powder sample. In order to clarify the ground state and the spin dynamics of vesignieite, we performed high field ESR measurements in the frequency range of 60 to 315 GHz and the temperature range of 1.89 to 265 K using pulsed magnetic fields up to 16 T. As a results the short range order is suggested below 20 K [2], which is in contrast to our ESR result for volborthite [3], and a gapless spin liquid ground state is suggested from the frequency-field relation observed at 1.9 K [4]. Moreover, the absorption line analyses of BaCu3V2O8(OH)2 and Ba(Zn0.94Cu0.06)3V2O8(OH)2 at 265 K suggest the Z2 orbital state at Cu2+ ion site and that the intrinsic linewidth of diluted system is much smaller. The result of linewidth suggests the existence of Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya (D-M) interaction in vesignieite and the estimation of D-M interaction will be presented. We acknowledge useful discussions with Prof. H. Kawamura, Prof. M. Oshikawa and Prof. T. Sakai. This research was supported in part by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas (No. 19052005 "Novel States of Matter Induced by Frustration") from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan

[1] Y. Okamoto et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 78, 033701 (2009). [2] H. Ohta et al., Phys. Status Solidi B 247, No.3, 679 (2010). [3] H. Ohta et al., J. Phys.: Conf. Series 145, 012010 (2009). [4] W. Zhang et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 79, No.2, 023708 (2010).

Abstract ID W014 Resonant x-ray scattering studies in LuVO3

M. Skoulatos1, A. Kreyssig2,3, J.P. Goff4, M. Reehuis1, J.-W. Kim2, S. Nandi2,3, L.D. Tung5, A.I. Goldman2,3, Y. Joly6 Helmholtz Center Berlin for Materials and Energy, Lise-Meitner-Campus, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany, 2Ames Laboratory US DOE, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA, 3Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA, 4 Department of Physics, Royal Holloway, Univ. of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, United Kingdom, 5Department of Physics, Liverpool University, Liverpool L69 7ZE, United Kingdom, 6 Institut Nel CNRS-UJF, BP 166X, F-38052 Grenoble Cedex 09, France The interplay amongst the charge, spin, and orbital degrees of freedom and their phase transitions has attracted much attention recently in strongly correlated electron systems, particularly for the transition-metal (TM) oxides [1]. Cuprate superconductors and manganites with colossal magnetoresistance belong to the TM oxides with the 3d eg bands at the Fermi level. In these systems the Jahn-Teller (JT) interaction is relatively strong and the orbital degeneracy is lifted well above the magnetic-ordering temperature. The situation is different for the vanadates RVO3 (R = rare earth and Y) with 3d t2g bands at the Fermi level where the JT interaction is much weaker. As a result, the intrinsic frustration between spin and orbital degree of freedoms is believed to be crucial for understanding the interplay between different ordering mechanisms [2-4]. LuVO3 belongs to the family of the RVO3 compounds which have two t2g electrons in V3+, and these adopt the high-spin configuration S = 1 due to Hunds-rule coupling. One electron always occupies the dxy orbital due to the orthorhombic distortion, and the other electron occupies one of two possible states, dyz or dzx. This can lead to a variety of orbital (and magnetic) orderings and we were able to observe these via resonant x-ray scattering (RXS). The particularity of LuVO3 is that the size of the rare earth (and hence the associated perovskite distortions in the crystal lattice) is the smallest for the whole series of these RVO3 compounds. The structural parameters and magnetic- order results [5] are used in ab-initio FDMNES (Finite Difference Method) calculations [6] of the orbital RXS signal at the vanadium K-edge. We find that we are able to reproduce the energy line shape of the RXS signal and the azimuthal dependence and that this scattering arises from the displacement of the oxygen ions. References
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Abstract ID W016 Spin-lattice coupling in magnetic perovskites from first principles

Jun Hee Lee and Karin M. Rabe Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA

Fig. 1. GGA+U Computed ferroelectric polarization of SrMnO3 G-AFM (square), C-AFM(down triangle), A-AFM (up triangle) and ferromagnet (circle) in the lowest energy structure at each strain value. The fraction of parallel nearest neighbor spins in each state are given. The bold black line follows the polarization of the lowest energy structure with changing strain. The linear phase diagram at the top, not on the same scale, shows the phases and phase boundaries as computed LSDA+U for comparison. Open and solid symbols represent structures where R rotation is along [110] and [001] respectively. One of the most important goals of ferroelectric-ferromagnetic multiferroic design is to maximize the coupling between the magnetization and the ferroelectric polarization. In this talk, we will review two mechanisms by which such coupling can be enhanced, and present first-principles results for promising systems. First, we will report large spin-phonon coupling in charge-transfer insulating manganites such as SrMnO3, and CaMnO3 where ferromagnetic spin alignment strongly destabilizes the polar phonons. We show that this leads to a ferromagnetic-ferroelectric ground state with both compressive and tensile epitaxial strain in SrMnO3, with Curie temperatures above 90K and polarizations comparable to those of BaTiO3 (see Figure). We analyze this coupling using Goodenough-Kanamori rules and discuss our first-principles search for more magnetic perovskites with large spin-phonon coupling. Second, we will discuss the possibility of ferroelectrically-driven weak ferromagnetism in perovskite superlattices, following the mechanism proposed by Fennie [1]. The symmetry requirements can be satisfied by combining oxygen-octahedron rotations, ubiquitous in perovskites, with a lowering of the crystal symmetry by layer-by-layer cation ordering. We will present calculations demonstrating this effect in selected superlattices, and discuss main results of our firstprinciples search for a robust experimental realization. [1] C. J. Fennie, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 167203 (2008).

Abstract ID W017
Matthias Frontzek,a Andrey Podlesnyak,a Sergei Barilo,b and Georg Ehlers a Neutron Scattering Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 37831 Oak Ridge, USA b Institute of Solid State & Semiconductor Physics BAS, 220121 Minsk, Belarus

Magnetic excitations in the geometric frustrated multiferroic CuCrO2

Multiferroic compounds where magnetic and ferroelectric order not only coexist but are strongly coupled are of considerate interest. As recently discovered, the geometric frustrated CuCrO2 exhibits ferroelectric polarization upon spin ordering, notably without undergoing an evidenced structural distortion, suggesting a strong coupling mechanism between ferroelectricity and magnetism [1]. In our contribution we present results from an inelastic neutron scattering experiment on co-aligned CuCrO2 single crystals, total mass 0.6 gram, which was performed at the new Cold Neutron Chopper Spectrometer at the Spallation Neutron Source. We find two spin wave branches at energies below 8 meV. One highly dispersive branch emerges from Q = (1/3, 1/3, 0) position in reciprocal space. This one is gapped (0.5 meV). The magnetic origin of the polarization manifests in the formation of this spin-gap. The other spin wave, in contrast, shows very little dispersion. These results compare well to theoretical calculations based on nearest- and next-nearest neighbor exchange interaction with small single-ion anisotropy [2]. We also find surprisingly strong diffuse magnetic scattering, strongly confined to the (Q, ) location of the spin waves, at elevated temperatures as high as 2 TN.

Our results further indicate that the published model of the magnetic structure in the ordered phase has to be revised since we observe defined magnetic Bragg peaks in contrast to earlier reported quasi 2-D order [3]. [1] S. Seki, Y. Onose, and Y. Tokura, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 067204 (2008) [2] M. Poienar et al., Phys. Rev B 81, 104411 (2010) [3] M. Poienar et al., Phys. Rev B 79, 014412 (2009) [4] see for instance, D. Khomskii, J. Magn. Magn. Mat. 306, 1 (2006) and references herein

We will discuss possible mechanisms of the magneto-electric coupling in comparison with the accepted model of multiferroica [4] and to other systems.

Abstract ID W018 Fermionic excitations in the spin liquid phase of Cs2CuCl4 revealed by 133Cs NMR
Vesna Mitrovic,a Marc-Andre Vachon,a Georgios Koutroulakis,a Ookie Ma, a Brad Marston, a Arneil Reyes, b Philip Khuns, b Radu Coldea, c and T. Tylczynskid a Department of Physics, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA b NHMFL, Tallahhassee, FL 32310 c Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford Physics Department, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK d Institute of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61-614 Poznan, Poland

Nuclear magnetic resonance measurements of the spin-liquid phase of the spin-1/2 frustrated antiferromagnet Cs2CuCl4 as a function of temperature and applied magnetic field will be presented. Comparison of the magnetization and relaxation rate to the spin-1/2 antiferromagnetic chain -CuNSal and to variational calculations using Gutzwiller-projected mean-field theory implies that the low energy excitations in Cs2CuCl4 are characterized, in the spin liquid phase at non-zero temperature and applied field, by gapless fermionic excitations. Furthermore, interactions in two dimensions are required to reproduce the low energy properties. This research was supported in part by the NSF Grant No. DMR-0547938 and DMR-0605619

Abstract ID W020 High field and multi frequency ESR measurements of chromium spinel compounds
S. Kimuraa, H. Yamaguchia, M. Hagiwaraa, Y. Narumib, H. Uedac, Y. Uedac, K. Kindoc a KYOKUGEN, Osaka University, Japan b Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Japan c Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Japan The chromium spinel compounds ACr2O4 (A = 1200 Mn, Zn, Cd, Hg) have attracted much attention g = 1.97 + because of their interesting magnetic behaviors 1000 caused by spin frustration. Magnetic Cr3+ ions in the spinel compounds form a pyrochlore lattice, 800 which is composed of a three-dimensional u1 arrangement of corner sharing tertahedra. Thus, the 600 u2 strong geometrical frustration arises from the nearest neighbor antifferomagnetic interaction in 400 the chromium spinel compounds. One of the most 200 prominent behaviors in the chromium spinel compounds is a realization of wide plateau in those Hc1 Hc2 1/2 plateau 0 magnetization processes at low temperatures. 20 30 40 50 60 ACr2O4 with A = Cd and Hg are known to exhibit a Magnetic field (T) robust magnetization plateau with a half of the Fig.1 Frequency-field diagram saturation value in a wide field region, accompanied of CdCr2O4 by a lattice distortion [1-4]. In this study, we have performed high field and multi frequency ESR measurements on chromium spinel compounds in the frequency range from 100 to 1400 GHz in magnetic fields of up to 55 T. Fig. 1 shows ESR modes observed in CdCr2O4 and the calculated modes (solid lines). Our results reveal a crucial role of the spin-lattice coupling in the appearance of the 1/2 magnetization plateau for CdCr2O4 and HgCr2O4. Our ESR mode calculation based on a molecular field theory indicates inequality of the exchange interactions in the tetrahedral unit due to the lattice distortion in the 1/2-plateau phase. We show that the lattice distortion strengthens the interaction between the spins, aligning antiparallel to each other, and weaken the one with the parallel alignment to stabilize the ferromagnetic structure in the plateau phase. Furthermore, for HgCr2O4, our results suggest a release of the lattice distortion occurs above the plateau field region. [1] H. Ueda, H. A. Katori, H. Mitamura, T. Goto and H. Takagi, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 047204 (2005). [2] H. Ueda, H. Mitamura, T. Goto and Y. Ueda, Phys. Rev. B 73, 094415 (2006). [3] E. Kojima, A. Miyata, S. Miyabe, S. Takeyama, H. Ueda and Y. Ueda, Phys. Rev. B 77, 212408 (2008). [4] M. Matsuda, H. Ueda, A. Kikkawa, Y. Tanaka, K. Katsumata, Y. Narumi, T. Inami, Y. Ueda, and S.-H. Lee, Nature Phys. 3, 397 (2007).
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Abstract ID W021 Crystal growth and structural determination of (CuCl)LaNb2O7

Hiroshi Kageyama,a Cedric Tassel,a Atsushi Kitada,a and Olivier Hernandez,b and Werner Paulus b a Department of Energy & Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan b University of Rennes 1, Sciences Chimiques de Rennes UMR CNRS 6226, Campus de Beaulieu Batiment 10B, Rennes cedex 35042, France

CuClLaNb2O7 belongs to a new class of 2D S = Heisenberg spin systems, where a spin-singlet ground state with a finite energy gap is achieved due to competing antiferro- and ferromagnetic interactions [1]. The crystal structure was initially refined against laboratory powder X-ray diffraction data considering the Cu atom surrounded by 4 coplanar Cl ions and bridging between apical oxygen atoms of the perovskite slabs forming compressed CuCl4O2 octahedra, edgeshared with each other and corner-shared with the distorted NbO6 octahedra of the perovskite layers [2]. Whangbo & Dai [3] theoretically studied how the Cl static disorder proposed by Wiley et al. [4] might affect the topology of the spin lattice, while NQR study by Yoshida et al. showed no disorder in Chlorine site as well as the absence of the 4-fold symmetry along the c axis [5]. In this study, we succeeded to grow a single crystal of CuClLaNb2O7 via a topochemical reaction of a single crystal of RbClLaNb2O7 with CuCl2, and crystal structure was investigated. Full details of the structural determination will be shown. This research was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Science Research on Priority Areas from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.

Fig. 1. Schematic representation of the crystal structure of (CuCl)LaNb2O7 [1] H. Kageyama et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn 74, 1702 (2005). [2] T.A. Kodenkandath et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 121, 10743 (1999). [3] M.-H. Whangbo & D. Dai, Inorg. Chem. 45, 6227 (2006). [4] G. Caruntu et al., Mat. Res. Bull. 37, 593 (2002). [5] M. Yoshida et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn 76, 104703 (2007).

Abstract ID W022 Magnetic properties of novel classical triangular antiferromagnets Ag2MO2 (M = Cr, Fe)
Hiroyuki Yoshida,a Masaaki Isobe,a and Eiji Takayama-Muromachi a a National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan

Fig. 1. Crystal structure of Ag2MO2. Ag2MO2 (M=Mn, Ni) series compounds have been studied as candidates of antiferromagnetic triangular lattice (AFTRL). Ag2NiO2 crystallizes in the space group R-3m, in which (Ni3+O2)- and a (Ag2)+ layers stack alternately as shown in Fig. 1. The former realize a spin-1/2 triangular lattice made of Ni3+ ions with 3 d 7 in low spin configuration, and the latter is providing itinerant electrons from a quarter-filled Ag 5s band. Ag2NiO2 undergoes a structural phase transition at Ts = 260K relates to dx2-y2 orbital ordering and AFLRO at TN = 56 K, because frustration is released by the lattice distortion [1]. In Ag2MnO2, a unique magnetic phase transition is observed at Tc = 80 K. Below Tc, only magnetic short range order developed, instead of appearing LRO. Thus, one can expect that some kind of topological degree of freedom form an ordered state as the origin of the transition, which would triggers the magnetic short range order below Tc [2]. Recently, we discovered Ag2CrO2 and Ag2FeO2, as new members of Ag2MO2 series compounds. In these materials, Cr3+ and Fe3+ spins behave as S = 3/2, 5/2 classical Heisenberg spins. Here we report that physical properties of these materials measured by means of resistivity, magnetic susceptibility, and heat capacity measurements. Ag2CrO2 has a strong AF interaction of W = -106 K. AF LRO takes place at TN = 24 K accompany with weak ferromagnetic moment, probably due to DM interaction. Temperature dependence of resistivity shows sudden drop at TN, which suggests that significant correlation between localized spins on frustrated lattice and itinerant electrons. Ag2FeO2 shows a Curie Weiss behavior at high temperature with W = -190 K. Successive phase transitions are observed at TH = 35 K and TL = 20 K, where the heat capacity exhibits a broad peak at TH and small hump at TL. Magnetic susceptibility reveals a broad maximum at 40 K and slight decrease below TH = 35 K and TL = 20 K. The origin of the behavior is still unknown, but it would relate to the strong frustration and classical Heisenberg nature on TRL. [1] H. Yoshida et al., Phys. Rev. B 73, 020408R (2006). [2] H. Yoshida et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 77, 074719 (2008).

Abstract ID W024 Stability of collinear and coplanar phases in stacked spatially-anisotropic triangular antiferromagnets under a magnetic field
Masahiro Sato,a and Norikazu Todorokib a Condensed Matter Theory Laboratory, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan b Education Center, Chiba Institute of Technology, 2-1-1 Shibazono, Narashino, Chiba 275-0023, Japan

Fig.1: Classical Heisenberg aniferomagnet on stacked spatial anisotropic triangular lattice. The quantity is the spatial anisotropy parameter. There is a ferromagnetic coupling along the c axis.

Fig.2: A phase diagram of the model in Fig. 1 in the (, H) with a fixed temperature. The line =1 corresponds to the isotropic triangular case.

It is known that in several geometrically frustrated magnets under applied fields, their classical ground states have a macroscopic nontrivial degeneracy, but the degeneracy is lifted by introducing thermal or quantum fluctuations and an ordered state such as collinear and coplanar orders is selected. This order-by-disorder mechanism is one of the interesting features in geometrically frustrated magnets with spatially homogeneous interactions (see e.g, Ref. [1]). However, if we focus on real magnetic compounds, they usually have some perturbations like magnetic anisotropies, spatial inhomogeneity, etc. Since such perturbations lift the macroscopic degeneracy, they are expected to violate the order-by-disorder mechanism even if their strength is small. We here consider the effects of a spatial anisotropy as in Fig. 1 on classical Heisenberg antiferromagnets on ferromagneticallystacked triangular lattice. In fact, several triangular magnets possess this type of anisotropy [e.g., Cs2CuBr4 [2], Cs2CuCl4 [3], -(ET)2Cu2(CN)3 [4], etc.]. In the isotropic case, it is known that Yshape, uud-type collinear, and V-shape phases are selected from the macroscopically degenerate ground states. We study the stability of these orders by using Monte Carlo simulation, and present the phase diagram in the wide space of the spatial anisotropy, temperature, and magnetic field. It is found that in addition to the above three phases, incommensurate fan and cone phases suddenly emerge once a anisotropy is introduced (see Fig. 2). In this conference, we will explain each phase and its properties in detail [5]. [1] Frustrated Spin Systems (World Scientific, Singapore, 2004) edited by H.T. Diep. [2] See e.g., H. Tsujii, et al, Phys. Rev. B 76, 060406(R) (2007). [3] See e.g., Y. Tokiwa, et al, Phys. Rev. B 73, 134414 (2006). [4] See e.g., Y. Shimizu, et al, Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 107001 (2003). [5] M. Sato and N. Todoroki, in preparation.

Abstract ID W025 NMR relaxation rate and dynamical structure factors in field-induced magnetic multi-polar phases of spin-1/2 frustrated ferromagnetic chains
Masahiro Sato,a Toshiya Hikihara,b Tsutomu Momoi,a and Akira Furusaki a a Condensed Matter Theory Laboratory, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan b Department of Physics, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan

Fig.1: Ground-state phase diagram of spin1/2 J1-J2 chain under magnetic field (Ref. [1]). The longitudinal axis M is the magnetization per site. Regions with circle, triangular, and diamond-shape points correspond to quadru-polar, octu-polar and hexadecu-polar liquid phases, respectively.

Fig.2: Temperature (T) and magnetic-field (H) dependence of NMR relaxation rate (1/T1) in the quadrupolar liquid phase in spin-1/2 J1-J2 chain with J1=-1 and J2=1. Except for the regime of extremely strong magnetic fields, 1/T1 decreases with increasing the field H in sufficiently low temperature. This is quite different from the behavior of usual spin-1/2 chain under magnetic field.

It has been shown [1,2] that magnetic quadrupolar, octupolar and hexadecupolar liquid phases are induced by magnetic fields in the wide parameter range of spin-1/2 chains with competing nearestneighbor ferromagnetic coupling J1 and next-nearest-neighbor antiferromagnetic one J2 (see Fig.1). This J1-J2 spin chain is expected to describe magnetic properties of various quasi-1D cuprates such as LiCuVO4, and Rb2Cu2Mo3O12. It is generally difficult to obtain any direct evidence for magnetic multipolar orders since one has to observe proper four- or more-point spin correlation functions (i.e., two-point multipolar correlation functions) to this end. Therefore, it is important to propose an effective experimental way of characterizing multipolar orders. We theoretically show that characteristic features of multipolar liquid phases in the J1-J2 chain appear in the temperature and magnetic-field dependence of NMR relaxation rate, and the wave-number dependence of dynamical structure factor [3,4]. Figure 2 shows a typical behavior of the NMR relaxation rate. In this conference, we will explain these features in detail.

[1] T. Hikihara, L. Kecke, T. Momoi, and A. Furusaki, Phys. Rev. B78, 144404 (2008). [2] J. Sudan, A. Luscher, and A. M. Lauchli, Phys. Rev. B 80, 140402(R) (2009). [3] M. Sato, T. Momoi and A. Furusaki, Phys. Rev. B 79, 060406(R) (2009). [4] M. Sato, et al, in preparation.

Abstract ID W026 Successive Neel and dimer orderings in spin-1/2 ferromagnetic frustrated chain with easy-plane anisotropy
Masahiro Sato,a Shunsuke Furukawa,b and Akira Furusakia a Condensed Matter Theory Laboratory, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan b Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A7 A quantum spin chain with competing nearest-neighbor (NN) exchange J1 and next-nearest-neighbor (NNN) one J2 is one of the simplest magnets with geometrical frustration. Recently, the spin-1/2 chain with ferromagnetic J1 and antiferromagnetic J2 has attracted much attention since it is considered to describe some multiferroic cuprates, LiCu2O2 [1] and LiCuVO4 [2]. Furthermore, the same ferromagnetic frustrated chain under a magnetic field is shown to have rich phase diagram including magnetic multipolar liquid phases [3,4]. We Fig. 1: Ground-state phase diagram of spin-1/2 J1-J2 here study the easy-plane XXZ anisotropic chain with easy-plane XXZ-type anisotropy 0.5< extension of the spin-1/2 J1-J2 chain [5]. <1. The left and right sides correspond to TLL and When J2/|J1| ~< 1/4, the model is in a vector-chiral phases, respectively. The Nel and Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid (TLL) phase dimer phases appear in the intermediate regime. On which is adiabatically connected to the the broken curves with symbols +, the coupling constant of the effective sine-Gordon theory change critical phase of the XXZ model of J2=0. On its sign, which corresponds to the transition point the basis of the effective sine-Gordon theory between Nel and dimer phases in the imtermediate and numerical analyses of low-lying energy regime. levels of finite-size systems, we show that the NNN coupling induces phase transitions from the TLL to gapped phases with either Nel or dimer order. Interestingly, these two types of ordered phases appear alternately as the easy-plane anisotropy is changed toward the isotropic limit. The appearance of the Nel order in this model is remarkable, as it is strongly unfavored by both the easy-plane ferromagnetic NN coupling and the antiferromagnetic NNN coupling in the classical-spin picture. The phase diagram is summarized as in Fig. 1. In the conference, we will discuss in detail the Nel and dimer ordering mechanism and the quantum phase transitions in this frustrated spin chain. [1] See e.g., S. Park et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 057601 (2007); S. Seki, et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 127201 (2008). [2] See e.g., Y. Naito et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 76, 023708 (2007); F. Schrettle, et al., Phys. Rev. B 77, 144101 (2008). [3] T. Hikihara, L. Kecke, T. Momoi, and A. Furusaki, Phys. Rev. B78, 144404 (2008). [4] J. Sudan, A. Luscher, and A. M. Lauchli, Phys. Rev. B 80, 140402(R) (2009). [5] S. Furukawa, M. Sato and A. Furusaki, Phys. Rev. B 81, 094430 (2010).

Abstract ID W027 Magnetoelectric effect of a spin-glass system Ni0.42Mn0.58TiO3

Yasuhiro Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Nakamura, and Tsuyoshi Kimura Division of Materials Physics, Graduate School of Materials Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Japan

Fig. 1 Temperature dependence of dielectric constant along the [110] axis at several magnetic fields along the [1-10] axis for Ni0.42Mn0.58TiO3. Recently, correlation phenomena between magnetism and dielectric properties in frustrated magnets, such as magnetically-induced ferroelectricity and the large magnetoelectric effect, have attracted much attention. Thus far, most of the materials showing strong magnetoelectric couplings have magnetically ordered states, and there have been few reports on magnetically disordered systems such as spin glasses. The title compound Ni0.42Mn0.58TiO3 is a Heisenberg-like spin-glass system with weak easy planar anisotropy and exhibits successive spin glass transitions at TSG// = 9.5 K and TSG = 6.0 K due to the single ion anisotropy [1]. In this study, we grew single crystals of Ni0.42Mn0.58TiO3 by the floating zone method and investigated correlations between magnetism and dielectric properties. We found that sharp peak-like anomalies emerge in the temperature dependence of the dielectric constant for Ni0.42Mn0.58TiO3 by applying magnetic fields (Fig. 1) and these dielectric anomalies are accompanied by the emergence of finite electric polarization. This suggests that a magnetoelectric effect, which is observable in magnetic fields, occurs in the material showing spin glass transitions (at zero magnetic fields). In spite of the distinct magnetoelectric anomalies which are likely related to some magnetic transition, magnetic susceptibility showed no corresponding anomalies. These results indicate intriguing magnetoelectric ground states of the spin-glass system Ni0.42Mn0.58TiO3 in applied magnetic fields. [1] H. Kawano, H. Yoshizawa, A. Ito, and K. Motoya, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn 62,2575 (1993).

Abstract ID W028 Polarized and unpolarized neutron diffraction studies of frustrated R2Ti2O7 (R=Ho, Tb, Er and Yb) compounds
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Arsen Gukasov a, H. Cao a, Isabelle Mirebeau a and P. Bonville b Laboratoire Lon Brillouin (CEA-CNRS), Centre d'Etudes de Saclay, 91191, Gif sur Yvette, France b Service de Physique de l'Etat Condens, CEA-CNRS, CE-Saclay, 91191 Gif-Sur-Yvette, France.

In the Polarised Neutron Diffraction (PND) spin density studies the moment induced on the atoms by an external magnetic field is assumed to be collinear to the field direction. This assumption has proved a very useful one, but strictly speaking there is no general requirement of the collinearity between the field and the induced magnetic moment of atoms. The most important exception from this case represents locally anisotropic materials, where a non-collinear magnetic density distribution takes place in the presence of magnetic field. It has been demonstrated recently that this "non-collinear" components of the induced magnetization can be determined using so-called "local susceptibility" approach [1]. Recent results obtained using this method in R2Ti2O7 pyrochlore compounds with either uniaxial (R=Ho,Tb) or planar (R=Er, Yb) anisotropy [2,3] will be presented. In the pyrochlore lattice, selection between Ising, Heisenberg, or XY models cannot be based on the analysis of the macroscopic properties because of the presence of four anisotropy axes, namely, the <111> axes. Then only an average over the four local axes can be measured by classical methods. Polarized neutron diffraction allowed us to determine the local susceptibility tensor in the R2Ti2O7 series, inaccessible by macroscopic measurements in single crystals. Its temperature dependence in the paramagnetic phase cannot be entirely accounted for by the sole crystal field anisotropy: a molecular field tensor must be introduced, which encompasses exchange and dipolar interactions, and which is found to be strongly anisotropic in most compounds. We will also briefly present the results of unpolarized neutron diffraction in a field applied along the [110] direction and give a symmetry analysis of the field-induced magnetic structures in Tb2Ti2O7 and Er2Ti207. It was found that in Tb2Ti2O7 the ferromagnetic-like structure with k = (0; 0; 0) propagation vector can be successfully described by the basis functions of single irreducible representation, while the antiferromagnetic structure with k = (0; 0; 1), occurring above 2 T, can be described by another irreducible representation. Both structures are found to be very sensitive to a field misalignment with respect to the [110] direction, as reported earlier for Ho2Ti07 [4]. [1] A Gukasov, P. J. Brown,. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 14, 8831 (2002). [2] H.Cao, A.Gukasov, I.Mirebeau, P.Bonville, G.Dhalenne, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 196402, (2009). [3] H. Cao, A. Gukasov, I. Mirebeau, P. Bonville, C. Decorse and G. Dhalenne. Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 056402 (2009). [4] J. P. Clancy J. P. C. Ruff , S. R. Dunsiger et al. Phys. Rev. B 79, 014408 (2009).

Abstract ID W029 Collective dynamics of classical frustrated and unfrustrated magnets

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Vadim Oganesyan,a Roderich Moessnerb Department of Engineering Science and Physics, College of Staten Island, City University, New York, Staten Island, NY 10314, USA b Max-Planck-Institut fr Physik komplexer Systeme, 01187 Dresden, Germany

We study the Heisenberg model of classical moments on highly frustrated lattices in two and three dimensions, and also on unfrustrated lattices, e.g. chains. We present numerical and analytical results on frequency and temperature dependence of diffusion constants and structure factors.

Abstract ID W031 F-NMR and Cu-NQR of deformed quantum kagome lattice antiferromagnet Rb2Cu3SnF12
Hiroshi Tashiroa, Masahide Nishiyamaa, Akira Oyamadaa, Tetsuaki Itoua, Satoru Maegawaa, Midori Yanob, Toshio Onob and Hidekazu Tanakab
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Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Oh-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan

(a) (b) 19 19 Fig. 1. Temperature dependence of (a) F-NMR spectra and (b) F-NMR shifts of two peaks. Rb2Cu3SnF12 is a geometrically frustrated antiferromagnet in which magnetic ions Cu2+ with s = 1/2 form a kagome lattice with four exchange interactions [1]. The ground state of the system is nonmagnetic due to the spin singlet dimerization. We have performed 19F-NMR and 63,65Cu-NQR experiments with a single crystal of Rb2Cu3SnF12. The spin-lattice relaxation rate T1-1 of 63Cu nuclei decreases steeply below 20 K. The temperature dependence shows the absence of magnetic transition down to 1.3 K and the existence of the spin gap = 60 K. This value is different from = 21 K estimated from the magnetic susceptibility and the magnetization. This discrepancy is ascribed to the dispersion of singlet-triplet excitations modified by the effect of deformation and the DM interaction. Figure 1 shows the temperature dependence of 19F-NMR spectra and shifts. NMR spectrum starts to split into two peaks below 70 K, and the shift of each peak increases with decreasing temperature. The values of these shifts correspond to very small internal magnetic fields less than 10 Gauss at F sites, however are not proportional to the static susceptibility. These shifts are attributed to the staggered moments induced by the DM interaction and these induced moments are perpendicular to the applied field. This spin system is described by the singlet dimerization and the dispersive triplet excitations on the deformed quantum kagome lattice with DM interaction and AF interactions. This work was supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas (19052005) from MEXT, Japan. [1] K. Morita et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 77, 043707 (2008).

Abstract ID W032 Polarized neutron studies on the diluted spin ice Ho2-xYxTi2O7
L. J. Changa,b, Y. Suc, Y. J. Kaod, Y. Z. Choud, R Mittale, H Schneidere, Th. Brueckelc,e, G. Balakrishanf, and M. R. Leesf Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 3191195, Japan, b Nuclear Science and Technology Development Center, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan c Jlich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS), IFF, Forschungszentrum Jlich, Outstation at FRMII, Lichtenbergstrasse 1, D-85747 Garching, Germany, d Department of Physics and Center of Quantum Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10607, Taiwan, e Institut fr Festkrperforschung, Forschungszentrum Jlich, 52425 Jlich, Germany f Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7Al, UK Diffuse polarized neutron scattering measurements have been carried out on spin ice Ho2(x = 0, 0.3, and 1) single crystals. There is no significant Y doping relevance in the magnetic scattering patterns, indicating that the magnetic correlations in spin ice are rather robust against the doping with non-magnetic ions. In the spin flip diffuse scattering (which here is sensitive to correlations in the (h, h, l) scattering plane), as the temperature is reduced, a crossover from spin correlations typical of a nearest-neighbor spin ice to those of a dipolar spin ice is observed for all the samples studied. The width of the pinch point is found to be sensitive to doping at 2 K, but becomes insensitive to doping at lower temperatures, suggesting that the projective equivalence between the dipolar spin ice and the nearest-neighbor models is only valid at higher temperatures. In the non-spin flip diffuse scattering (probing correlations perpendicular to the (h, h, l) scattering plane), the signature of strong antiferromagnetic correlation is observed at the same temperatures as the dipolar spin ice correlations appear in the spin flip channel. These experimental observations have been well reproduced by our Monte Carlo simulations. This research was supported in Taiwan by grants NSC 96-2739-M-213-001 (LJC), and NSC 972628-M-002-011-MY3 and NTU 98R0066-65, -68 (YZC and YJK).
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xYxTi2O7

Abstract ID W033 NMR studies on exotic magnetic states in pyrochlore lattice Ni2(OH)3Cl
Shuichi Sato,a Akira Oyamada,a Kaori Miyata,a Masahide Nishiyama,a Tetsuaki Itou,a Satoru Maegawa a and Xu-Guang Zheng b
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Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan b Faculty of Science and Engineering, Saga University, Saga 804-8502, Japan

Fig. 1. Temperature dependence of T1S-1 and T1L-1. Fig. 2. Temperature dependence of Spectra A pyrochlore lattice is one of the most fascinating stage of three-dimensional geometrical frustration, in which spins form a network of tetrahedra. We reported NMR experiments on exotic magnetic transitions in s =1/2, 3d pyrochlore-like compound Cu2(OH)3Cl [1]. Here we present another example Ni2(OH)3Cl with s =1. The previous specific heat and neutron diffraction measurements showed that a magnetic ordering occurs at TN2= 4.0 K, however SR experiments did not observe internal fields even below TN2 [2]. The spin-lattice relaxation rate T1S-1 increases gradually with decreasing temperature down to TN2, and below TN2 it decreases rapidly, as shown in Fig.1. The widths of the spectra increase remarkably below TN2, as shown in Fig. 2. These results indicate that the spins freeze below TN2, which is consistent with specific heat and neutron diffraction experiments. However, a sharp central peak in the spectrum still remains below TN2, which is a remnant of the paramagnetic state. The recovery of the nuclear spins is found to be expressed by the sum of two exponential functions below TN1=17K. Both relaxation rates T1S-1 and T1L-1 decrease steeply as T3. These temperature dependences suggest the existence of long-range ordered component at TN2<T<TN1, although the widths of the spectra is still narrow and proportional to magnetic susceptibility, that is the sign of paramagnetic state. These unusual properties suggest that the time scale of the spin fluctuations is crucial to understand this system. This work was supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas (19052005) from MEXT, Japan. [1]S. Maegawa, A. Oyamada, and S. Sato, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 79, 011002 (2010). [2] X. G. Zheng, M. Hagiwara, K. Nishiyama et al., Physica B 404, 677 (2009).

Abstract ID W034 Geometric frustration in the strontium lanthanide salts SrEr2O4 and SrDy2O4
T J Hayesa, O A Petrenkoa, G Balakrishnana, M R Leesa, P Manuel,b P P Deen,c and C Ritterc University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, OX11 OQX, United Kingdom c Institut Laue-Langevin, BP 156, 6, rue Jules Horowitz,38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
b a

The strontium lanthanide salts SrEr2O4 and SrDy2O4 exhibit geometrically frustrated magnetism, as revealed by the difference in magnitude between Weiss constants and Neel temperatures in susceptibility measurements. Single crystals of these compounds have been grown at Warwick using the floating zone method [1], and we present the results of our heat capacity, magnetization and neutron diffraction measurements on both materials. Powder neutron diffraction measurements on SrEr2O4 revealed sharp Bragg peaks from which a magnetic structure could be refined and diffuse scattering which did not contribute to the structural model [2]. Single crystal measurements have established the co-existence of long-range order below the Nel temperature with a short-range ordered phase exhibiting a 2D diffuse scattering pattern that undergoes no transition at TN. It is suggested that the two Er3+ ions lying at crystallographically distinct sites each contribute to only one of the phases. Powdered SrDy2O4 exhibited no resolution-limited Bragg peaks in the absence of a field down to 20 mK, however diffuse scattering features were present and upon application of fields above 1.0 T sharper Bragg peaks indicating field-induced ordering appeared. We compare the behaviors of the two compounds. [1] G. Balakrishnan et al., J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 21, 012202-04 (2009) [2] O. A. Petrenko et al., Phys. Rev. B 78, 184410 (2008)

Abstract ID W035 Spin fluctuation in vanadium chalcogenides NaVX2 (X = S, Se) with two-dimensional triangular lattice
Naoyuki Katayama,a Sungdae Ji,a Hiroyuki Ueda,b Yutaka Ueda b, Mark Greenc, Jose A.Rodriguez-Riverac, Yiming Qiuc, Taku.J. Satob and SeungHun Lee a a Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA b ISSP, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan c NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, MD Two dimensional triangular lattice compounds exhibit a variety of magnetic and electrical properties due to the frustrating geometry of the magnetic ions, which prevents all nearest-neighbor antiferromagnetic (AFM) interactions from being satisfied simultaneously and results in a highly degenerate ground state. As a result, these compounds exhibit the structural/magnetic transition to remove the degeneracy and lower the total energy of the system. We would like to present the neutron scattering measurement of NaVS2 and NaVSe2 with t2g2 electronic configuration on triangular lattice, which is isoelectric and isostructural with NaVO2 [1]. Both NaVS2 and NaVSe2 were found to show the antiferromagnetic transition accompanied by crystal structural transition as in Fig.1, which might be due to orbital ordering of the V3+ (S = 1) ions with t2g orbital degeneracy. In high temperature paramagnetic region, both compounds show the strong frustration in magnetic susceptibility and fluctuation in inelastic channel. NaVS2 data is shown in Fig.2. In the presentation, we will show the analysis of the spin fluctuation and the chemical pressure effect by changing O to S and Se.

Fig. 1. Magnetic susceptibility in NaVX2 (X = S, Se). Fig. 2. Magnetic fluctuation in NaVS2. [1]T.M. McQueen et al. Phys. Rev. Let. 101, (2008) 166402.

Abstract ID W036 Magnetic Excitations in the Stacked Triangular Magnets NaNiO2 and LiNiO2
J.P. Clancy,a B.D. Gaulin,a K.A. Ross,a J.P.C. Ruff,a G.J. Van Gastel,a C.P. Adams,b H.A. Dabkowska, a D.L. Abernathy, c M.B. Stone, c M.J. Loguillo, c A.J. Berlinsky, a L. Filion, a Y. Qiu, d and J.R.D. Copley d a Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada b Department of Physics, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia B2G 2W5, Canada c Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennesee 37831, U.S.A. d NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, U.S.A.

NaNiO2 and LiNiO2 are isostructural quantum magnets based on a stacked triangular lattice in which magnetism is conventionally believed to arise from S=1/2 magnetic moments carried by Ni3+. Surprisingly, while these compounds are structurally and electronically very similar, the magnetic properties they exhibit are dramatically different. NaNiO2 undergoes a cooperative Jahn-Teller phase transition at 480K and magnetically orders below TN~23K, adopting a structure which consists of ferromagnetic sheets of S=1/2 moments stacked in an antiferromagnetic fashion. In contrast, LiNiO2 undergoes a spin glass transition at Tg~9K and remains disordered down to the lowest measured temperatures. Understanding the absence of long-range magnetic order in LiNiO2 is a problem which has attracted considerable interest for more than twenty five years. The answer has most notably been attributed to either geometric frustration caused by inherent mixing of the Li and Ni sublattices, or to orbital degeneracy which results from the lack of a coherent Jahn-Teller distortion. We have performed time-of-flight neutron scattering measurements on polycrystalline samples of NaNiO2 and LiNiO2 using the wide Angular-Range Chopper Spectrometer (ARCS) at ORNL and the Disk Chopper Spectrometer (DCS) at NIST. These measurements provide a thorough characterization of the magnetic excitations in these two compounds, probing the inelastic spectra over energy scales ranging from ~0.1 meV to 1 eV. In NaNiO2, our measurements reveal two sets of well-defined spin excitations, which we associate with ferromagnetic spin waves mediated by in-plane interactions and antiferromagnetic spin-waves mediated by out-of-plane interactions. In LiNiO2, we observe similar, albeit much broader, excitations consistent with short-range two-dimensional magnetic correlations. In the case of NaNiO2, we have developed a simple linear spin wave theory model to describe these magnetic excitations and extract the relevant magnetic exchange couplings for this system.

Abstract ID W037 Scaling behavior in the geometrically frustrated pyrochlore Tb2Mo2O7

Deepak K Singh,a Young S Lee,b NIST Center for Neutron Research, Gaithersburg, MD b Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
a

The frustrated pyrochlore compound Tb2Mo2O7 stands at an interesting crossroads, being a representative of both the Mo-based family R2Mo2O7 (R=rare earth) and other Tb-based compounds Tb2M2O7 (M=metal). As a function of the R-site radius, the R2Mo2O7 compounds exhibit a metal-insulator transition between ferromagnetic metal states and spin-glass insulators. Tb2Mo2O7 exhibits spin-glass behavior despite the apparent lack of chemical disorder. This compound crystallizes in a cubic space group in which both the Tb and Mo atoms form threedimensional networks of corner-sharing tetrahedra. Thus, each magnetic ion resides on a highly frustrated pyrochlore lattice. Neutron scattering measurements on single crystal specimens of Tb2Mo2O7 revealed the short ranged spin arrangements resembling the spin ice structure with Tb moments slightly tilted off the local <111>-direction. The nature of the freezing of correlated Tb ions, just below the spin glass transition temperature, is probed using a.c. and non-linear susceptibility measurements. In addition, recent neutron scattering measurements in applied magnetic field will also be discussed.

Abstract ID W038 H-T Phase Diagram of Multiferroic Sr2FeSi2O7

Jooseop Leea), S. Jia), T.-H. Jangb), Y. H. Jeongb), M. Mostovoyc), K. Ruled), M. D. Led), M. Greene), S.-H. Leea), S.-W. Cheongf) a Department of Physics, University of Virginia, USA, b Department of Physics, Postech, South Korea, c Material Science Center, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, dHMI, Germany, e NCNR, NIST, USA, f Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, USA

Recently, new magnetic compound, Sr2FeSi2O7 has been proposed as another intriguing candidate of multiferroic materials showing drastic change of dielectric property with varying external magnetic field. [1] Sr2FeSi2O7 (Fe3+, s = 2) crystallizes in a tetragonal structure(P421m) and FeO4 tetrahedra connected by SiO4 tetrahedra form a 2D square lattice in the crystallographic c plane. Furthermore, magnetic susceptibility measurement indicates that at a zero field, an antiferromagnetic order develops below 6 K with a strong anisotropy in tetragonal ab-plane and c-direction. This sample shows complicate magnetic field dependence of dielectric constant when external field is applied to [110] direction, which implies strong cross coupling between magnetic and electric properties in this compound. Fig. 1. Four distinct phase are observed under H//b up to 14 T

The H-T phase diagram of the magnetism in Fig. 1 was obtained by elastic neutron measurement at V2 in HZB. With external magnetic field along b direction, we could observe 4 distinct complex magnetic phase up to 14T that corresponds to that of bulk property. Below Neel temperature with field from 0T to 14T, this sample maintains commensurate and collinear spin structure. From zero field up to 0.5T, spins lie along [110] direction with Q = (1 0 0.5). As we increase the field up to 6T, the spins flip to a-axis maintaining the same magnetic structure. Between 6T and 9.5T region, antiferromagnetic arrangement within ab-plane changes into ferrimagnetic one, while magnetic Q vector becomes (1 0 0). Finally, over 9.5T region, spin now rotate away from the a-axis and probably close to c-axis with ferrimagnetic or antiferromagnetic configuration. [1] T.-H. Jang et al., in preparation

Abstract ID W039 Low-temperature density matrix renormalization group study on chirality for spin-1/2 zigzag XY chain
Takanori Sugimoto, Shigetoshi Sota, and Takami Tohyama Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan Recently low-dimensional quantum spin systems have been attracting much attention, since there are many interesting phenomena associated with magnetic frustration. A spin-1/2 zigzag XXZ chain is a typical one-dimensional (1D) quantum spin system with frustration caused by competition between the first and second nearest-neighbor exchange interactions. Recent studies have shown that a vector chiral long-range order (LRO) occurs under certain conditions. The ground state properties of the spin-1/2 zigzag XXZ chain have extensively examined numerically and analytically. However, physical properties at finite temperatures have not been studied as far as we know. Even for a simpler case without anisotropic z component, i.e., zigzag XY chain, there is no work on temperature dependence of physical quantities. In particular, it is interesting to clarify how the chiral properties change at finite temperatures. We study spin chirality for a spin-1/2 zigzag XY chain at low temperature [1] by applying a lowtemperature density matrix renormalization group technique [2]. We calculate temperature dependence of dynamical and static correlations of the chirality. In a chiral phase, chiral LRO at zero temperature disappears at finite temperature, consistent with the fact that there is no LRO at finite temperature in 1D systems with short-range interactions (Fig. 1(a)). In a dimer phase next to the chiral phase, we find an enhancement of static chiral correlation (Fig. 1(b)) as well as spin correlation with increasing temperature. The enhancement corresponds to the increase of spectral weight inside a gap in the dynamical chiral correlation function. This temperature-induced chiral correlation is a

demonstration of the presence of a chiral state in excited states. Fig. 1. Temperature dependence of chiral correlation functions (a) in a chiral phase and (b) in a dimer phase. [1] S. Sota and T. Tohyama, Phys. Rev. B 78, 113101 (2008) [2] T. Sugimoto, S. Sota and T. Tohyama, arXive:1004.1486

Abstract ID W040 Nuclear and magnetic structure of the frustrated spinel compound MgV2O4
Elisa M. Wheeler,a Bella Lake,a, Nazmul Islam,a, Manfred Reehuis,a, Michael Tovar,a, Paul Steffens,b Mechthild Enderle,b and Tatiana Guidi c a Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fur Materialien und Energie GmbH, Glienicker Str. 100, 14109, Berlin, Germany. b Institut Laue-Langevin, BP 156, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France. c ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom

Nuclear and magnetic structure of the frustrated spinel compound MgV2O4 Elisa M. Wheelera, Bella Lake, Nazmul Islam, Manfred Reehuis, Michael Tovar, Konrad Siemensmeyer, Klaus Kiefer. Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fur Materialien und Energie GmbH, Glienicker Str. 100, 14109, Berlin The Vanadium spinels AV2O4, where A is a diamagnetic ion, provide ideal systems to study the interactions between spin, lattice and orbital degrees of freedom. The magnetic V3+-ions are antiferromagnetically coupled and sit at vertices of a pyrochlore network to three-dimensional, geometrical frustration. The magnetic V3+ (S=1) has two electrons occupying the triply degenerate 3d-shell t2g orbitals. This degeneracy is only partially lifted by a tetragonal distortion at low temperatures and an orbital degree of freedom remains. ZnV2O4 is the most widely studied member of this class of compounds. Yet single crystal samples, currently not available, are needed to investigate details to distinguish between the variety of orbital ordering models predicted. We present a study on large single crystal samples of MgV2O4 investigating the crystal and magnetic structure down to low temperatures. We show elastic neutron and x-ray scattering results and inelastic neutron scattering results. We discuss the relevance of these results to the orbital order models proposed.

Abstract ID W042 NMR studies of the pyrochlore-type antiferromagnet melanothallite Cu2OCl2

Masahide Nishiyama,a Akira Oyamada,a Tetsuaki Itou,a Satoru Maegawa,a Hirotaka Okabe,b and Jun Akimitsu b
a b

Graduate school of Human and Environmental studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, JAPAN Department of Physics and Mathematics, Aoyama Gakuin University, Kanagawa 229-8558, JAPAN

Fig. 1. The possible spin structures. The pyrochlore lattice antiferromagnet formed by corner-sharing tetrahedra networks attracts much interest as a geometrically frustrated 3D system. A2B2O7 compounds on the pyrochlore lattice have been studied extensively and show interesting phenomena such as spin ice, M-I transition, CMR, and superconductivity. Most of A2B2O7 are insulating 4f electron systems so that the magnetic interactions are long-range dipolar interactions. In contrast, the interactions in the 3d electron system are expected to be short-range exchange interactions. Recently, clinoatacamite Cu2(OH)3Cl with s = 1/2 and atacamite Ni2(OH)3Cl with s = 1 were reported as the 3d pyrochlore-like antiferromagnets [1]. The melanothallite Cu2OCl2 is a new example of pyrochlore-like antiferromagnet composed of 3d electron. In Cu2OCl2, Cu2+ ions with s = 1/2 quantum spins form the corner-sharing tetrahedra and the spins couple antiferromagnetically with each other. The temperature dependence of susceptibility shows a broad peak at about 100 K and antiferromagnetical ordering at TN = 70 K [2]. However, the SR measurements suggest that spin fluctuations still exist even in the ordered state [3]. We have performed Cu and Cl NMR experiments on powder samples of Cu2OCl2. Each 63Cu and 65 Cu NMR spectrum below TN consists of equally-spaced three peaks. This result suggests that the direction of the internal field at each Cu site is along the principal axis of the electric field gradient tensor. The possible magnetic structures under this constraint are shown in Fig. 1. The magnitude of internal field at Cl site suggests that the spin structure is Fig.1 (a). Spin lattice relaxation rates of CuNMR and Cl-NMR in the ordered phase are in proportion to the temperature. This temperature dependence suggests that the large spin fluctuations due to the geometrical frustration still remain although the long-range ordering occurs at rather high temperature. This study was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas "Novel States of Matter Induced by Frustration" (19052005) and a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C) (20540360) from MEXT, Japan. [1] S. Maegawa, et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn, 79, 011002 (2010). [2] H. Okabe, et al., J. Phys. Soc. Jpn, 75, 123705 (2006). [3] K. Kawashima, et al., J. Phys.: Cond. Matt. 19, 145275 (2007).

Abstract ID W044 Novel successive magnetic transitions in a quantum Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the pyrochlore lattice, Cu2(OH)3Cl
Satoru Maegawa,a Shuichi Sato,a Akira Oyamada,a Masahide Nishiyama,a Tetsuaki Itoua and Xu-Guang Zheng b
a

Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan b Department of Physics, Saga University, Saga 840-8502, Japan

Fig. 1. Magnetic structure in the low-temperature phase.

Fig. 2. Temperature dependence of the nuclear spin relaxation rates 1/T1.

Theoretical studies for the quantum Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the pyrochlore lattice have predicted that long range ordering does not occur due to macroscopic degeneracy and that the ground state is disordered called the quantum spin liquid with an energy gap between the singlet ground state and the triplet excited state [1]. We have performed magnetic susceptibility and NMR experiments on the pyrochlore antiferromagnet Cu2(OH)3Cl with Cu2+ of s=1/2 [2]. This compound exhibits successive magnetic phase transitions at 18.1 and 6.4 K [3], that is inconsistent with the theoretical predictions. The observed NMR spectra and relaxation rates T1-1 show that the low-temperature phase below 6.4 K is a long-range ordered state with reduced moments and the spin wave excitations. Obtained magnetic structure is shown in Fig. 1. On the other hand, in the intermediate phase between 6.4 and 18.1 K, NMR spectra show a remarkable broadening, which is a sign of spin freezing or long-range ordering, while T1-1 has almost no temperature dependence, as shown in Fig. 2, which is a sign of a disordered state. These unusual behaviors indicate the coexistence of freezing and quantum fluctuations, and the extremely slow dynamics driven by frustration. Moreover a novel order parameter implying a new universality class was found in this phase. This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas "Novel States of Matter Induced by Frustration" (19052005) from MEXT, Japan. [1] B. Canals and C. Lacroix, Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 2933 (1998). [2] S. Maegawa, A. Oyamada, and S. Sato, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 79, 011002 (2010). [3] X. G. Zheng, T. Kawae, Y. Kashitani et al., Phys. Rev. B 71, 052409 (2005).

Abstract ID W045 Spectral Density of Fluctuations in Geometrically Frustrated Magnets

S. R. Dunsigera, R. F. Kieflb ,c, S. T. Bramwelld , J. Chakhaliane, K. H. Chowf, B. D. Gauling, J. S. Gardnerh, T. Gokoc, J. E. Greedani, W. A. MacFarlanej , R. I. Millerc, G. D. Morrisc, A. N. Pricek, N. P. Rajul, J. E. Sonierm a Physik Department E21, Technische Universitt Mnchen, D-85748 Garching, Germany. b Dept of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, Canada. c TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada. d Department of Chemistry, University College London, United Kingdom. eDepartment of Physics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USA f Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. g Dept of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. hIndiana University, 2401 Milo B. Sampson Lane, Bloomington, Indiana 47408, USA i Department of Chemistry, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M1 jDepartment of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1 k Physikalisches Institut III, Universitt Erlangen-Nrnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany. l Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA m Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada V5A 1S6. One of the major and outstanding issues within the field of geometrically frustrated magnetism is the observation of low lying excitations which persist well within the ordered state, in contrast with more conventional magnets. Muon spin relaxation (SR) has proven to be a powerful probe of these magnetic fluctuations, which are by no means well understood. We review the reports of such persistant dynamic behaviour in a variety of 2 dimensional kagom and 3 dimensional spinel and pyrochlore systems, both localised and itinerant in character. In particular, we report the observation of spin correlations which relax at a rate proportional to temperature at low temperature in several such compounds, in agreement with theoretical models [1]. A remarkable feature of many geometrically frustrated systems is a high sensitivity to the presence of an external magnetic field, which may induce long range order. At higher temperatures, a clear field dependence of the spin-lattice relaxation rate T1-1 in the paramagnetic state has also been observed [2]. This effect is expected theoretically but to our knowledge has not been previously reported. It is well known by analogy with NMR that SR probes the spectral density of local magnetic field fluctuations at the muon Larmor frequency. However, until now it has not been recognized in the SR literature that the spectral density itself is altered by application of the magnetic field in a well defined way. In particular, there is a peak in the spectral density close to the electron Zeeman frequency which dominates the magnetic field dependence of the spin lattice relaxation rate T1-1, at least at high temperatures in the paramagnetic state. We discuss the effects of an applied magnetic field on a variety of geometrically frustrated pyrochlore materials and possible implications for other systems. [1] P. H. Conlon and J. T. Chalker, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 237206 (2009) [2] S. R. Dunsiger et al, Phys. Rev. B 73, 172418 (2006)

Abstract ID W046 Possible Ferroelasticity in Magnetoelectric CuCrO2 studied by ultrasonic pulse echo method

Oktay Aktas,a Tsuyoshi Otani,b Tsuyoshi Kimura,b and Guy Quirion a Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada b Division of Material Physics, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan

Ultrasonic velocity measurements were used to examine the phase transitions in magnetoelectric CuCrO2 with a magnetic field applied along [1-10] and [001]. According to these measurements, longitudinal and transverse bulk acoustic modes show softening down to TN = 24.3 K below which a spiral spin configuration occurs. These results are compared to those obtained for the isostructural magnetoelectric compound CuFeO2 which shows similar softening. In the case of CuFeO2 [1], it has been shown that the magnetic order observed below TN = 14 K is stabilized by a structural ferroelastic phase transition from the high temperature rhombohedral R-3m to the monoclinic C2/m phase. In order to test the possibility of ferroelasticity in CuCrO2, our ultrasonic velocity measurements are analyzed in the framework of a Landau model. The measurements performed with the magnetic field applied along [1-10] and [001] show that the transition at TN = 24.3 K is independent of the magnetic field up to 8 T. A first order transition was also observed at H[1-10] = ~5.3 T at low temperatures. [1] G. Quirion, M. J. Tagore, M. L. Plumer, and O. A. Petrenko, Phys. Rev. B 77, 094111 (2008)

Abstract ID W047 Geometrical Frustration and Low Dimensional Magnetism in the Layered Transition Metal Oxides Rb4M(MoO4)3 (M = Mn,Cu)
Rieko Ishii,a Shu Tanaka,a Yusuke Nambu,a,b Collin Broholm,b and Satoru Nakatsuji a a Institute for Solid State Physics,University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, 277-8581, Japan b Department and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA We have synthesized the single crystal of the layered transition metal oxides Rb4M(MoO4)3 (M = Mn,Cu). We report a comprehensive study on the crystal/spin structures and thermodynamic properties of the quasi-two-dimensional triangular antiferromagnet Rb4Mn(MoO4)3. This material exhibits the successive phase transitions and 1/3 magnetization plateau phase under field, reflecting its easy-axis anisotropy. As a rare case in geometrically frustrated magnets, quantitative and qualitative agreement between experiment and theory has been found for the phase diagrams and magnetic properties, establishing the system as a model 2D Heisenberg triangular antiferromagnet as shown in the Figure 1. As for Rb4Cu(MoO4)3, detailed structural studies indicate that the Cu(II)-O network separated by a MoO4 layer has a strongly anisotropic hybridization along a-axis, forming a quasi-onedimensional (1-d) chain of Cu(II) S = 1/2 spins. Furthermore, our low temperature thermodynamic measurements have revealed that a quantum paramagnetic state with Wilson ratio ~ 2 remains stable down to at least 0.1 K, 100 times lower than the intrachain antiferromagnetic coupling scale. The low temperature magnetic and thermal properties are found to be consistent with theoretical predictions made for 1-d network of S = 1/2 spins.

Fig. 1. Magnetic phase diagrams of Rb4Mn(MoO4)3 for (a) 0H || c and (b) 0H || ab constructed by using various experimental techniques, and by Monte Carlo simulations.

Abstract ID W049 Magnetoelectric effect of a spin-glass system Ni0.42Mn0.58TiO3

Yasuhiro Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Nakamura, and Tsuyoshi Kimura Division of Materials Physics, Graduate School of Materials Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Japan

Fig. 1 Temperature dependence of dielectric constant along the [110] axis at several magnetic fields along the [1-10] axis for Ni0.42Mn0.58TiO3. Recently, correlation phenomena between magnetism and dielectric properties in frustrated magnets, such as magnetically-induced ferroelectricity and the large magnetoelectric effect, have attracted much attention. Thus far, most of the materials showing strong magnetoelectric couplings have magnetically ordered states, and there have been few reports on magnetically disordered systems such as spin glasses. The title compound Ni0.42Mn0.58TiO3 is a Heisenberg-like spin-glass system with weak easy planar anisotropy and exhibits successive spin glass transitions at TSG// = 9.5 K and TSG = 6.0 K due to the single ion anisotropy [1]. In this study, we grew single crystals of Ni0.42Mn0.58TiO3 by the floating zone method and investigated correlations between magnetism and dielectric properties. We found that sharp peak-like anomalies emerge in the temperature dependence of the dielectric constant for Ni0.42Mn0.58TiO3 by applying magnetic fields (Fig. 1) and these dielectric anomalies are accompanied by the emergence of finite electric polarization. This suggests that a magnetoelectric effect, which is observable in magnetic fields, occurs in the material showing spin glass transitions (at zero magnetic fields). In spite of the distinct magnetoelectric anomalies which are likely related to some magnetic transition, magnetic susceptibility showed no corresponding anomalies. These results indicate intriguing magnetoelectric ground states of the spin-glass system Ni0.42Mn0.58TiO3 in applied magnetic fields. [1] H. Kawano, H. Yoshizawa, A. Ito, and K. Motoya, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn 62,2575 (1993).

Abstract ID W050 Specific heat study and estimation of magnetic interactions of an organic tri-radical BIPNNBNO having S = 1 and S =1/2
Takashi Imazawa,a Costel R. Rotundu,b Tsuneki Kanzawa,a Katsuya Inoue,c Bohdan Andraka,d Yasumasa Takano,d and Yuko Hosokoshi a a Department of Physical Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 599-8531, Japan b Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California 94720, USA c Department of Chemistry, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan d Department of Physics, University of Florida, Florida 32611, USA
(a)
O N N O

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S = 1/2 JAF

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S = 1/2 J S=1 S = 1/2
(mJ / K mol)

4000

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0T 3T 5.3 T 9T calc 0 T calc 3 T calc 5.3 T calc 9 T

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N O N O

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JF

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JAF

JAF

2000

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Fig. 1. (a). molecular structure of BIPNNBNO, (b). a magnetic model of BIPNNBNO, (c). a magnetic model when JF>>JAF

Fig. 2. magnetic specific heat of BIPNNBNO and calculations of four spins model

A BIPNNBNO molecule (Fig. 1) can be regarded as an antiferromagnetic spin pair of S = 1 and S = 1/2. Due to the competing interactions between the nearest and the next nearest neighboring molecules, spin frustration is possibly induced. It is interesting to reveal the ground state properties of this material. In this presentation, we will report the specific heat study of this material. Experiments were done up to 20 T and down to 25 mK. By using the Debye approximation of = 53 K, magnetic specific heat (Cmag) was estimated. The change of entropy reaches Rln2 at about 10 K. Cmag are shown in Fig. 2. The value of Cmag in zero field takes a maximum at 2.5 K and decreases as an exponential function of temperature. The peak of Cmag in 3 T is shifted to lower temperature and Cmag shows nearly linear temperature dependence below 0.7 K. In 5.3 T, where the energy gap has been closed, a sharp peak appears at 0.3 K. This suggests that a magnetic phase transition occurs at this temperature. In 7 T, where magnetization reaches the 1/3 plateau, the sharp peak disappears and a shoulder peak appears at about 1 K. With the field increases, this shoulder peak disappears. In 14.5 T, which is the center field of the plateau, the value of Cmag monotonously decreases as temperature decreases and reaches zero at 1 K. In 20 T, where the plateau ends, a broad peak appears at about 2 K. We analyzed these results by using a four spins model (1/2111/2 model). The results are well reproduced by this model except in 5.3 T. This model also reproduces magnetic susceptibility and the magnetization curve.

Abstract ID W052 Neutron Scattering Studies on Frustrated Spin-3/2 Kagome Aniferromagnet, ZnxCo4-x(OD)6Cl2
Sungdae Ji,a J.-H. Kim, b Y. Qie, c K. C. Rule, d X. G. Zheng e and S.-H. Lee,a Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4714, USA b Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstrae 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany c NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA d Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin, GmbH, D-14109 Berlin, Germany e Department of Physics, Saga University, Saga 840-8502, Japan
a

Recently, ZnxCu4-x(OD)6Cl2 has been proposed to be a good candidate for studying novel quantum states such as a quantum spin liquid [1] . Depending on the ratio of substitution of nonmagnetic Zn ion, the system shows various ground state behaviors such as a gapless spinon with no excitation or a magnetic long-range order with distinctive excitation modes [1-3]. Here, we report elastic and inelastic neutron scattering studies for isostructural spin-3/2 frustrated compounds, ZnxCo4-x(OD)6Cl2 (x=0 and x=1) in the vicinity between quantum limit and the classical limit of the spin. The elastic neutron scattering measurements reveal that Co4(OD)6Cl (x=0) forms a magnetic long range order below Tc = 11 K with umbrella-type magnetic structure, but ZnCo3(OD)6Cl2 (x=1) has no magnetic order down to 1.5 K. However, we observed two prominent excitation modes at 3 meV and 17 meV in both compounds, and moreover, two modes survive up to 150 K and 300 K. Detailed analysis and characterization of excitation modes will be discussed compared with ZnxCu4-x(OD)6Cl2.

[1] S.-H. Lee et al., Nature Mater. 6, 853 (2007) [2] J.-H. Kim et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 107201 (2008) [3] M. A. de Vries et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 237201 (2009).

Abstract ID W053 Novel quantum magnetism in pyrochlore lattice compounds of hydroxyhalide M2(OH)3X (M: 3d magnetic ions, X: halogen ions)
X.G. Zheng,a M. Hagihala,a M. Fujihala,a and T. Kawae b a Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Saga University, Saga 840-8502, Japan. b Department of Applied Quantum Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan

Fig. 1. Two typical crystal structures in the transition metal hydroxyhalide M2(OH)3X. The material series of the transition metal hydroxyhalide M2(OH)3X (M: 3d magnetic ions Cu, Ni, Co, Fe or Mn, X: Cl, Br, I) have been reported by us to be a new geometrically frustrated materials series [1-2]. As exemplified in the clinoatacamite Cu2(OH)3Cl [2], which is the parent compound for the perfect kagome lattice ZnCu3Cl2(OH)6 exhibiting spin liquid behavior [3] and requires further study [4, 5], novel magnetic properties have been found in the M2(OH)3X hydroxyhalides. Here we report recent experimental results on rhombohedral Fe2(OH)3Cl, Co2(OH)3Br and atacamite-structure Ni2(OH)3Cl. Fe2(OH)3Cl showed spin ordering on the kagome-lattice planes and strong fluctuation on the triangular-lattice planes. Co2(OH)3Br showed successive magnetic transitions together with field-induced transitions. Ni2(OH)3Cl showed a novel dynamic state. The M2(OH)3X hydroxyhalides also crystallize in a polymorphous structure of triangular lattice, some of which will be also reported. This research was supported in part by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Kiban B 19340100 and Tokutei 20046012).
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Abstract ID W054 Magnetoelectric effect of a spin-glass system Ni0.42Mn0.58TiO3

Yasuhiro Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Nakamura, and Tsuyoshi Kimura Division of Materials Physics, Graduate School of Materials Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Japan

Fig. 1 Temperature dependence of dielectric constant along the [110] axis at several magnetic fields along the [1-10] axis for Ni0.42Mn0.58TiO3. Recently, correlation phenomena between magnetism and dielectric properties in frustrated magnets, such as magnetically-induced ferroelectricity and the large magnetoelectric effect, have attracted much attention. Thus far, most of the materials showing strong magnetoelectric couplings have magnetically ordered states, and there have been few reports on magnetically disordered systems such as spin glasses. The title compound Ni0.42Mn0.58TiO3 is a Heisenberg-like spin-glass system with weak easy planar anisotropy and exhibits successive spin glass transitions at TSG|| = 9.5 K and TSG = 6.0 K due to the single ion anisotropy [1]. In this study, we grew single crystals of Ni0.42Mn0.58TiO3 by the floating zone method and investigated correlations between magnetism and dielectric properties. We found that sharp peak-like anomalies emerge in the temperature dependence of the dielectric constant for Ni0.42Mn0.58TiO3 by applying magnetic fields (Fig. 1) and these dielectric anomalies are accompanied by the emergence of finite electric polarization. This suggests that a magnetoelectric effect, which is observable in magnetic fields, occurs in the material showing spin glass transitions (at zero magnetic fields). In spite of the distinct magnetoelectric anomalies which are likely related to some magnetic transition, magnetic susceptibility showed no corresponding anomalies. These results indicate intriguing magnetoelectric ground states of the spin-glass system Ni0.42Mn0.58TiO3 in applied magnetic fields. [1] H. Kawano, H. Yoshizawa, A. Ito, and K. Motoya, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn 62, 2575 (1993).

Abstract ID W055 Magnetism in the metallic pyrochlore Pr2+xIr2-xO7

Y. Ohta,a K. Kimura,a Y. Machida,a Y. Shimura,a T. Sakakibaraa, and S. Nakatsujia a Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan

The pyrochlore compound Pr2Ir2O7 is a rare example of a geometrically-frustrated spin system in terms of its metallic spin liquid behavior and Kondo effects [1]. Transport measurements revealed that Pr2Ir2O7 shows the spontaneous Hall effect in the absence of uniform magnetization, signaling a state where time reversal symmetry is macroscopically broken without magnetic order [2,3]. This suggests that Pr2Ir2O7 is the first example of a chiral spin liquid [3]. The target of the present study is an off-stoichiometric system, Pr2+xIr2-xO7 (polycrystalline samples). The temperature dependence of magnetic susceptibility in a low magnetic field (0.1 T) shows a strong decrease below T0=0.8 K, indicating some form of a phase transition. The temperature dependence of the specific heat in a zero field also shows a peak at T0, ensuring the bulk nature of the transition. As the temperature further decreases, the specific heat starts to increase due to a nuclear Schottky anomaly. Using the specific heat data related to the Schottky anomaly, we estimate an effective Pr3+ moment as 1.3-1.5B, which is significantly smaller than the value gJJ ~ 2.0B obtained from the Curie-Weiss analysis at high temperatures. This reduction of the hyperfine filed suggests that the Pr3+ moments are still fluctuating in the ordered phase, consistent with the results of the recent SR measurements [4]. In the presentation, we will report detailed results of magnetic, transport, and thermal properties, and discuss the origin of the ordered phase. [1] S. Nakatsuji, Y. Machida, Y. Maeno, T. Tayama, T. Sakakibara, J. van Duijn, L. Balicas, J. N. Millican, R. T. Macaluso, and Julia Y. Chan, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 087204 (2006). [2] Y. Machida, S. Nakatsuji, Y. Maeno, T. Tayama, T. Sakakibara, and S. Onoda, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 057203 (2007). [3] Y. Machida, S. Nakatsuji, S. Onoda, T. Tayama, and T. Sakakibara, Nature 463, 210 (2010). [4] D. E. MacLaughlin et al., presentation in this conference.

Abstract ID W058 An anomalous enhancement of the heat capacity by chemical pressure in a spin liquid material EtMe3Sb[Pd(dmit)2]2
S. Yamashitaa, T. Yamamotob, Y. Nakazawab,c, and R. Katoa a RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan b Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Machikaneyama 1-1, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan c Institute for Molecular Science, Nishigonaka 38, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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Figure 1: Low-temperature heat capacities of EtMe3Sb[Pd(dmit)2]2 and d9-EtMe3Sb[Pd(dmit)2]2. Understanding of quantum spin liquid state is quite important theme of condensed matter science. In recent, realization of quantum spin liquid was observed in EtMe3Sb[Pd(dmit)2]2 [1] and -(BEDT-TTF)2Cu2(CN)3 [2]. The peculiar thermodynamic characters of these materials were also reported by authors group and other groups [3,4]. Fundamental researches to understand intrinsic nature and the mechanism of organic spin-liquid are widely performed. d9In this presentation, we report the thermodynamic properties of EtMe3Sb[Pd(dmit)2]2 and EtMe3Sb[Pd(dmit)2]2 of which three methyl (Me) groups in the cation have been deuterated. Figure 1 shows the low-temperature heat capacities of these materials. From the linear extrapolation below 2 K, we found the existence of T-linear term with finite coefficient of in heat capacity of both samples. This observation is considered as the evidence of gap-less excitation in EtMe3Sb[Pd(dmit)2]2. It is also noticeable that the temperature dependence of CpT -1 shows upward deviation from the linearity below about 2 K. This is not due to magnetic impurity since the magnetic field dependence is not observed in this temperature region. The nearly twice enhancement of appears in the deuterated sample of d9-EtMe3Sb[Pd(dmit)2]2 is intrinsic and may indicate that this sample is located closer to the critical point. [1] M. Tamura and R. Kato, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter. 7, L729 (2002). [2] Y. Shimizu et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 100701 (2003). [3] S. Yamashita et al., Nature Phys. 4, 459 (2008). [4] M. Yamashita et al., Nature Phys. 5, 44 (2009).

Abstract ID W059 Magnetic dipolar ordering in the artificial geometrically frustrated brick-shaped lattices.
Ying Li a and T. X. Wang b a School of Material science and engineering, HeBei University of Technology, 300130 TianJin, China b College of Physics and Information Engineering, Henan Normal University, 453007 Xinxiang, China

Fig. 1 Schematics of a small portion of three brick-shaped frustrated lattices. The spins and are nearest
pairs, and next nearest neighboring pairs, and and and the third neighboring pairs.

Geometrical frustration has recently become a topic of considerable interest due to its widespread occurrence in several systems ranging from neural networks to structural glasses[1-3]. Advances in modern lithographic techniques make it possible to realize the artificial geometrically frustrated magnets based on arrays of nanomagnets, as reported in Ref. [4]. Since then, similar studies were carried out on other artificial frustrated lattices such as triangular and kagome lattices [5-7]. In this paper, we focus on another type of lattices geometries, i.e., the brick-shaped frustrated lattices, and investigate numerically the magnetic dipolar ordering as a function of lattice spacing and symmetries of three different brick-shaped frustrated lattices shown in Fig.1 with the Monte Carlo technique. The results show that in the case of strong dipolar interaction, three different frustrated systems obey well the so-called spin ice state, i.e., one-in/two-out, one-out/two-in, or two-in/two-out, at each vertex of the lattices. Of all three frustrated lattices, the correlation on the first frustrated lattice (Fig. 1(a)) is found to be strongest. This research is supported by the Nature Science Foundation of China Grant No. 10947159.
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Abstract ID W060 Spiral magnetic excitations in Langasite-Ba2NbFe3Si2O14

C. Stock, a,b L.C Chapon,c A. Schneidewind,d,e Y. Su,f D.F. McMorrow,g S.-W. Cheongh NIST Center for Neutron Research, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA b Indiana University Cyclotron Facility, 2401 Milo B. Sampson Lane, Bloomington, Indiana 47404, USA c ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Labs, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0QX, UK d Forschungsneutronenquell Heinz Meier-Leibnitz (FRM-II), D-85747 Garching, Germany e Institut fur Festkorperphysiki, TU Dresden, D-1062 Dresden, Germany f Juelich Centre for Neutron Science, IFF, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Outstation at FRM II, Lichtenbergstr. 1, D-85747 Garching, Germany g London Centre for Nanotechnology, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK h Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, 136 Frelinghuysen Rd., Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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Multiferroics, where ferroelectric and magnetic order parameters are coupled, have become a topic of much interest recently. Magnetic and electric orders generally compete making their coexistence relatively rare. While classical magnetoelectrics have separate magnetic and ferroelectric phases, there has been a new class of materials discovered where both transitions occur simultaneously [1,2]. A key ingredient in these materials appears to be the presence incommensurate magnetic structures, which is common in frustrated magnetic systems based upon triangles or corner sharing tetrahedra. Ba3NbFe3Si2O14 crystallizes in the P321 noncentrosymmetric trigonal space group and is isostructural to La3Ga5SiO14, thus belonging to the so-called langasite family [3]. The basic underlying structure consists of planar arrangements of triangles of magnetic Fe3+ (S=5/2) spins with the Fe layers separated by layers containing Ba and Nb ions. Ba3NbFe3Si2O14 displays a Neel transition at 25 K despite having a Curie Weiss temperature of about 152 K indicating a high degree of frustration. Recent work [4] has also found that this compound is a multiferroic and develops a finite polarization at low temperatures. We will present a combined diffraction and inelastic neutron scattering study of this unique triangular magnet. Through a study of the structure and spin-waves using instruments at ISIS and FRM2, we explain the incommensurate ordering, spin-waves, and thermodynamic properties in terms of a two dimensional XY model with helical Heisenberg spin exchanges. It is found that the underlying structure results in a single domain chiral magnetic structure and corresponding chiral spin-waves. The results reconcile apparent discrepancies between susceptibility and the known magnetic structure and agree with calculations based on a spin dimer analysis. Our results are also compared to other triangular magnets. [1] T. Kimura et al. Nature 425, 392 (2004). [2] M. Kenzelmann et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 0872006 (2005). [3] K. Marty et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 247201 (2008). [4] H.D. Zhou et al. Chem. Matter, 21, 156 (2009).

Abstract ID W061 Incommensurate short range order on a triangular lattice

Jiajia Wen,a,b Jose Rodriguez,b Christopher Stock,b Yusuke Nambu,a,b,c Shigeki Onoda,d Satoru Nakatsuji,c and Collin Broholm a,b a Institute for Quantum Matter and Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA b NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA c Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan d Condensed Matter Theory Laboratory, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan

Fig. 1. E-Q slice by cutting through (hh0) direction In geometrically frustrated magnets, no spins can minimize all interactions, and this results in spin disorder at temperature well below the Curie-Weiss temperature. Conventional long range order is replaced by static or dynamic short range order. Quasi-2D NiGa2S4 is the first bulk example of an S=1 antiferromagnet with an exact triangular lattice [1]. Neutron scattering experiment was recently carried out on high quality single crystalline NiGa2S4, at the NIST center For Neutron Research, using the new Multi Axis Crystal Spectrometer (MACS). Magnetic neutron scattering was used to probe static spin correlation in the low temperature limit. Short range quasi-2D incommensurate spin correlation was observed, which agreed with initial powder experiments [2]. Magnetic excitations were probed through a volume of Q-E space at the lowest temperature. There is a gapless spectrum extending from the incommensurate critical wave vector (Fig. 1). At higher energies the effects of the dominant third nearest neighbor interaction are apparent in the softening near (1/3, 1/3, 0). Temperature dependence of correlation length was also probed by inelastic scattering at a fixed energy transfer. It was found that the short range correlations persist up to the Curie Weiss temperature. This research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Science, Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering under Award DE-FG02-08ER46544. [1] S.Nakatsuji, Y.Nambu, and S.Onoda, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 79, 011003 (2010). [2] S.Nakatsuji, et al, Science 309, 1697 (2005).

Abstract ID W063 Magnetic study of Tb2(SnTi)2O7 pyrochlore oxides

Maria L. Dahlberg,a Maria J. Matthews,a Pawina Jiramongkolchai,b Robert J. Cava,b and Peter Schiffer a a Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16803 USA b Department of Chemistry and Princeton Materials Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540 USA

We have studied a number of compounds in the series Tb2(SnTi)2O7, using DC and AC magnetic susceptibility. This set of materials provides a controlled experimental platform for probing the crossover from the ordering of the rare earth spins to a cooperative paramagnetic state. DC magnetization measurements indicate a fairly smooth variation with consistent free ion moments for all compositions and increasing antiferromagnetic correlations with increasing Ti content. High temperature, high field AC magnetic susceptibility measurements point to variations from the previously reported cooperative paramagnetism seen in Tb2Ti2O7 [3], whereas the low temperature, low field measurements display intriguing glassy features that are presumably associated with the disorder on the non-magnetic cation site. The data demonstrate that the addition of even a low level of disorder on a non-magnetic site can lead to new phenomena in these frustrated systems, unrelated to the behavior of either end member of the series. This research was supported in part by the NSF Grant No. DMR-0701582

The two rare earth pyrochlore oxides Tb2Ti2O7 and Tb2Sn2O7 have pronounced differences between their low temperature magnetic behaviors. While Tb2Ti2O7 has been shown to have a spin liquid or cooperative paramagnetic ground state [1], Tb2Sn2O7 has a ferromagnetic transition to an ordered spin ice state around 870 mK [2].

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The 140-acre wooded Homewood Campus of The Johns Hopkins University is the site of the School of Arts and Sciences, the G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering, and the School of Continuing Studies. These remain at the heart of a small but unusually diverse coeducational university. Mr. Hopkins left his trustees with little idea of his vision for the university. Its founding in 1876, however, is commonly taken as the beginning of the modern university system in America, where undergraduates are taught by a faculty that pursue scholarly research in their fields while training graduate students as well. This form of education, established at Hopkins by its first president and faculty, was modeled after the European university, which had traditionally included graduate education. Among the educational innovations at Hopkins were an emphasis on teaching laboratories, student research, the seminar method, and scholarly publication. In October 1876, the new University opened for classes in a modest collection of buildings located at the intersection of Howard and Monument streets in downtown Baltimore. Hopkins boasted a small but distinguished faculty attracted to this new venture in higher education by the University's equally distinguished first president, Daniel C. Gilman. This original faculty included such outstanding scholars as classicist Basil Gildersleeve, mathematician J. J. Sylvester, physicist Henry A. Rowland, chemist Ira Remsen and biologist H. Newell Martin. Early students and junior faculty included John Martin Vincent, John Franklin Jameson, Jacob Harry Hollander, Westel Woodbury Willoughby, Woodrow Wilson, and Herbert Baxter Adams. Although Johns Hopkins is most noteworthy as a pioneer in graduate education, Gilman also introduced innovations at the collegiate level, including rigorous admissions standards, more demanding than those of the leading collegiate institutions of the day, Yale and Harvard. Because students matriculated with the equivalent of a year or two of collegiate study already completed, it generally took them only three years to fulfill the requirements for an undergraduate degree; it was not until 1907 that Hopkins formally moved to a regular four-year program. One of Gilman's last achievements was securing the gift of the Homewood Campus, which was formally presented on February 22, 1902, when Ira Remsen was inaugurated as second president. Remsen planned the move of the undergraduate, graduate and extension schools from downtown, and the inauguration of the University's third president, Frank J. Goodnow, in May 1915 coincided with the dedication of the two first major buildings: Gilman and Maryland Halls. Another of Remsen's major accomplishments was obtaining aid from the state of Maryland to establish a School of Engineering, which welcomed its first class in 1914. In 1907, also during Remsen's administration, the trustees approved the admission of women to graduate study. It was not until 1970, however, that the University admitted women to the undergraduate schools. While Hopkins enjoyed a decade of prosperity and growth in the 1920s, the Depression years and the presidency of Joseph S. Ames were spent battling a growing deficit. In 1935, however, Isaiah Bowman began his presidency with a renewed (and very successful) fundraising effort and plans to improve the quality of research and education. The Second World War soon transformed the University. Classes were held year round to graduate as many students as possible, faculty not serving in the military were forced to carry overloaded teaching schedules, and many of the scientists on campus were engaged in military research, including the Manhattan Project. Even President Bowman was actively involved in the war effort, serving the State Department and participating in the Dumbarton Oaks Conference, where proposals for the United Nations charter were drafted.

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GeneralWarningI:The"GreatRecession"hasnotbeenkindtonation'srestaurantbusiness,andBaltimore'sisno exception(Washington,DC,incontrast,ISanexception).SomeofZlatko'sfavoriteplacesarenowhistory,most tragicallyBrasserieTatin(seebelow).Furtunately,severalinterestingnewcomershavesprungup,nonemore promisingthanMeliandB(seebelow).Whenyouaredecidingonwheretogo,pleasecalltocheckwhetheryour topchoiceisstillthere.Also,manyrestaurantsareclosedonMondaysorTuesdays.Calltomakesuretheyare open. GeneralWarningII:AnoutoftownvisitorisoftensurprisedbyhowmanyoftheBaltimore'stopfood/drinking establishmentshaveratherstrictdresscodes.Whilethesecodeshavebeensteadilyrelaxinginrecentyears,it mightstillbeagoodideatosticktoamoreformalattire;jacketsandtiesforgentlemenanddresses/skirtsfor ladieswillalwayswork.Also,manyrestaurantsareclosedonMondaysorTuesdays.Calltomakesuretheyare open. $Affordable,evenbygraduatestudents $$Moderatelyexpensive,affordablebyPh.D.physicists'standards(evenbypostdocsalthoughperhapsjustat theborderlineforgraduatestudents) $$$Expensive,butstillwithinreachofjuniorfaculty.ThisisthepointwhereatypicalAPSmemberstartsgoing wobblyontheirdeterminationtogetagreatdinner. $$$$Veryexpensive.Tenuredfaculty,nationalandindustrialresearchlabseniorstaffonly. $$$$$Beyondexpensive.Universityadministrators,governmentandindustrialexecutives,chairedprofessorsat majorprivateuniversities. DowntownandLittleItaly(withineasywalkingdistanceofConventionCenter): Pazo,(410)5347296,1425AliceannaSt.Mapit,Moderate.Reservationsarestronglysuggestedatthislatest endeavorofTonyForemanandCindyWolfayearafteropening,theheatstillisntoffthisupscaletapaslounge. Smallwonder,whenPazogivesBaltimoresomethingitlacked:adramatic,seeandbeseenvenueforthePrada set.Indeed,wesuspectmanyofPazospatronsaretoobusyenjoyingthevast,Tuscaninflectedspace,theDJspun clubtunes,andeachothersclingyblackoutfitstonoticehowgoodthefoodis.Takeouradviceandignoreyour serversrecommendationofthreetofiveplatesperperson;twotothreeismorerealistic,giventhehearty, peasantinspiredfood.Evenso,itshardtoresistthetemptationtoorderjustonemoredish,whetheritbethe sparklingslideoffreshanchovies,orthelemonlacedsmokinessofgrilledoctopussalad,orthesimplesweet warmthofroastedalmonds.Forthoseonabudget,the$16bottlesofhouseredandwhiteareabargain. Inevitably,giventhefreeformnatureofsmallplatesmeals,serviceoccasionallyseemstoloseitsway,butnever enoughtomartheoverallexperience.Withsuchawinningcombination,weexpectthosecrowdstokeepPazo packedforyearstocome.* Zlatko'sblurb:ThehottestplaceintheBaltimoreWashingtonmetroarea.Minglewithbeautifulpeoplenoneof whomarephysicists(butmanyofwhomarephysicians).Reservationsessentialoryouarenotgettingin(unless youaregoingwithZlatko,ofcourse).Greatatmosphere!Tastytapasstylefoodisprettygood,andbetterthanthat onoccasions.Getoctopusinanyform,grilledsausagesofanykindandtrytheirdifferentbreads.Donotplanon havinganyseriousphysicsdiscussionsinthisplace.$$

 Charleston,(410)3327373,(410)3328425,1000LancasterSt.Mapit,Veryexpensive.WhenCindyWolfand TonyForemanclosedtheirlandmarkrestaurantlastyearforatotaloverhaulofdcorandmenu,wewondered whatBaltimorespremierdynamicrestaurantduowasthinking.Well,weresold.Themutedinteriorhasbeen transformedbyrich,jeweltonedtapestryfabrics,walnutfloors,andmoreintimatelyconfigureddiningspaces.Its likebeinginaneleganthomeexceptyoullseldomhavefoodthisfabulousinaprivateresidence.Theformat, now,isanadventuroustastingmenu,whereindinerschoosethree,four,five,orsixcoursemealsfromarange ofover30choicesdividedintosectionslikeHot,Cool,TheSeason,Birds&Game,etc.Soundcomplicated? Waituntilyoutrytochoosebetween,say,thesalmontartareofjewellikecubesdottedwithcaviarandsplashed withcrmefracheorthegrilledcheesesandwichoozingComtecheesebetweenslicesofbutterybrioche,kissed withtruffleshavings.Fromthesuperlativefoiegraswithroastedplumstoanastoundingcheesecourse,nothing herewevetriedhasbeenlessthanwonderful.AddtothatTonyForemans600plusbottlewinelist,thedeeply knowledgeableservice,andthesesoothinglyelegantnewsurroundings,anditsclearthatCharlestoniseven betterthanever. Zlatko'sblurb:OneoftheWashingtonBaltimoreareafivebestrestaurantsaccordingtotheWashingtonPost. Zlatkoagreeswhenitcomestofoodtheservicedoesnotliveuptotheprice.Topendtraditionalnouvelle cuisinewithaSoutherntinge.Theirchowdersandlobster/shrimpbisquesareasgoodastheyevergetintheNew World.Greatseafood.Greatcheeses.Greatwines.Greatinterior.Subparservice.Hyperexpensive.Whatmorecan onesay?Youneedreservations,perhaps?$$$$$$$$$ BlueSeaGrill,614WaterStreet,4108377300.Mapit,Expensive.StevedeCastrosentryinthehighstakesfield oflocalseafoodrestaurantsisadistinctivewinnerthatattractscasualandseriousdiners.Deckedoutlikeacool blueoceanparadise,allsleekandtrendycurvesandaquacoloring,BlueSeaisaworthyspotforasexydateorbig occasiondining.StartattherawbarupfrontandslurpsomesparklingfreshBluePointsonthehalfshell,orshare anunctuouslyrichcrabandartichokedip(or,ifyourereallyfeelingflush,somewhitesturgeoncaviar).Thisisnt barfooditsseduction.Adailyrosteroffreshcatchesisservedupwhole,filleted,orinsteaks,butnomatter whatkindoffishorthecut,theyremodelsofsuperlativefreshnessandexpertpreparation.Werepartialtothe herbroastedsalmonthisfatfish,oftenovercookedelsewhere,hereisrichandcreamyanddelicatelyscented withherbs.Morereason,then,toindulgeinaridiculouslydecadentsideofmacaroniandcheesestuddedwith massivehunksoflobster.ServicehereisasfinelytunedasyoudexpectfromadeCastroenterprise,andthewine listisamodelofgoodchoicesinarangeofprices.Saveroomforthemarvelouspineappleupsidedowncake gildedwithcrmeAnglais,assophisticatedaversionofthishomestyledessertasweveeverseen. Zlatko'sblurb:DowntownBaltimore'sbestseafood.Grilledswordfish,tunasteaksareamust.Cheerful,colorful crowds,evenonweekdays.AcrossthestreetfromBaja,awildcollegestudentdanceandwateringhole(youmight wishtopayavisitafterdinnerbutbeware:thisisnotfamilyentertainment!).Reservationsadvised.Expensivebut notexorbitantlyso.$$$$$$$ Aldo'sRistoranteItaliano,306S.HighStreet,4107270700.Mapit,Expensive.AnyItalianfoodmavenwillknow immediatelythatchef/ownerAldoVitaleisfromsouthernItalytheminuteyoudipintoacupofhispastafagiole. Rich,earthy,loadedwithtomatoeygarlicflavorandchockfullofbeans,thiszuppaisasauthenticasitgets.Funny howAldo'scandeliversuchrobustpeasantfoodandthenturnaroundtoofferaperfectdishofhighendluxury: tournedosRossini,grilledprimefiletmignonwrappedaroundfoisgrasinablacktruffleandwildmushroomsauce. That'sthebeautyofthiseleganttownhouseinLittleItaly,whereexcellentseasonalingredientsandasubtlehand reaplovelyresults,whetheryou'retalkingaboutstandardslikevealsaltimboccaoranotherregionalraritylike zuppadipesceallaCalabrese,seafoodinarichtomatobroth.Vitale'sfabledwinecellarshowscraftsmanlike attentiontodetailinthesamewaythatthewoodworkthroughoutthislovelyplacecraftedbyAldohimself

bespeaksaloveforbeauty. Zlatko'sblurb:ThefirstamongseveralequalsintheheartofBaltimore'sLittleItaly,Aldo'sistheBaltimore'sfinest Italianrestaurant.ThisisaseriousSouthernItaliancousine,lighterandmoresubtlygarlickythanusual.Theirpasta canbedivine(theonlybetterpastaeverhadbyZlatkowithinthe50milesradiuswasatDonatello'sinDC,now sadlydefunct).IfyoulikeItalianvealthisistheplacetogo.Reservationsadvised.Expensive.$$$$$$$ Vaccaro's,222AlbemarleStreet,(410)6854905.Mapit Zlatko'sblurb:ABaltimore'slegend.WordsfailtoproperlydescribeVaccaro's.AnauthenticItalianpatiseriaaswas meanttobe.World'snumberoneItalianpastriesaccordingtoGoogle.Useanyexcuse(i.e.,yougotajoboffer, gaveagreattalk,yourtheorywasprovenwrongbyexperimentalists,youweredeniedtenure,anything)totreat yourselftotheirgiantcannoli,bricksizetiramisu,andcolossalColosseos.Theirgelatosareeasilyamongthethree bestinNorthAmerica(Zlatko'ssuggestion:baciandpistachiowithwhippedcreamandhotfudgeonasideand raspberryvanillanapoleontosharewithafriend).Goearlysinceeveryonegoesthereafterdinnerandthelinecan stretchforablockortwo.$ Attman's,Phone:4105632666,Fax:4105630222,1019E.LombardStreet.Mapit Zlatko'sblurb:TheKingofBaltimore'sCornedBeefRow.WhiletheRowhasseenbetterdays,Attman'sDeliisstill thesameasalwaysstillthebesthotpastramioutsideManhattanIsland.Greatforlunchortakeout.Zlatko's advice:Walkinthere,standinlineandwhenyourturncomessay"Jumbohotpastramisandwich,onrye,with swissandextramustard.Andapickle".Suddenly,allwillbewellwiththeworld.$ JoyAmericaCafe,800KeyHighway,4102446500.Mapit,Expensive.NowthattheGjerdebrothershaveonlythis onerestaurantonwhichtolavishtheirenergies,JoyAmericaisagainadestinationrestaurantthatcanbeusedto impressoutoftownguests.Enjoyuniquecocktailsthenontraditionaljunipermartiniwillconverteventhose whonormallydetestgin.ThenouveauLatincuisinehereisasplayfulandunexpectedastheartworkinthe AmericanVisionaryArtMuseum,whichhousesthisplace.Abouillabaisseinvolvescoconutmilkandfierychilis; porkthreewaysjuxtaposesthemeltingrichnessofporkbellywiththefirmstarchinessofpozolekernels.Andif youhaveanyloveforchocolatewhatsoever,youoweyourselftheseventastesofchocolatedessert,a spectaculararrayofmousseandtruffle,barkandganache.Combinesuchpleasureswithcharmingserversanda lovelyviewoftheInnerHarbor,andyoureboundtoimpressthoseoutoftowners. Zlatko'sblurb:EversincetheirwunderkindchefPeterZimmerleftforSantaFe'sInnoftheAnasazi,Zlatkohasbeen treatingtheplacelikeacrimescene.Still,foravisitor,thewildfusioncuisinethataimstorecreateZimmer'smagic isundeniablyimpressiveandtheinterior,withintheVisionaryArtMuseum,isquiteunique.TheCafeisonthe oppositesideoftheInnerHarborfromtheConventionCenterandtheviewsarespectacular.Callforreservations earlyanddemandatablewithaHarborview(Zlatko'sblurb,writtenayearorsoago,wasprophetictheJoy neverrecoveredfromlosingZimmerandisnowclosedfor"renovations").$$$ Lesserbutstillexcellentchoices:Boccaccio,(410)2341322,925EasternAve.$$$.GreatallaroundItalian restaurantwithNorthernemphasis.Baltimore'sNumeroUnountiltheiroldchef'sdeparturein2000,stillhighly recommendedbyZlatko.McCormick&Schmick's,711EasternAve,(410)2341300.$$$$$.Topendseafood chaindeliversthegoods.Highlyrecommended.LegalSeaFoods,100EPrattSt,(410)3327360.$$$$$.Reliable oldfavorite.AfewminutewalkdownPrattStreetfromConventionCenter(LegalSeafoodisnowexpired.Zlatko doesnotreallymourntheirtimelydeathBaltimore'sseafoodissimplybetterthanBoston's.).Phillips Harborplace,301LightSt,LightStreetPavilion,(410)6856600.$$$$.FamousMarylandseafoodestablishment, succumbedtotouristitisinrecentyears.Intheirdefense,theyarerightnexttotheconventioncenter,haveafast lunchcounterandabistro,adiningroomstillhascharm,andthecrabcakesarestilltheworld'sfourthbest.Check

ifthecrabdijonsoupisbackonthemenu,thefavoritefromtheirstellaryesteryears.Tryitwiththeirhotbread rolls. FellsPoint(a2030minsstrolldueeastfromtheConventionCenter.TakePratttoPresident,thenturnrightand walkeastoneitherEasternAv.,FleetorAliceanna.DonotcontinueonPrattallthewaytoBroadwaythatwill takeyoutoofarnorth): Anoldcityharbor,theFellsPointisaquintessentialBaltimoreneighborhood.ThisiswhereAliceannameets BroadwayMarket,whereyuppiebarsmeetoldsailorjoints,whereindustrialchicmeetsindustrialwaste,whereTV copsmeetonTheLifeOnTheStreetandTheLawandOrder,whereGeorgeClooneyandChristopherPlummer meetinSyriana,whereJimmy'sDinerandBertha'sMusselsmeetTimothyDean'shighFrenchcuisine.Thehomeof city'sfinestseafoodrestaurantsandfunkiestcafes,theFellsPointisBaltimore'sGeorgetown,smallerbutreal.No BananaRepublichere. BlackOlive,814S.BondStreet,4102767141.Mapit,Veryexpensive.Handsdown,yearinandyearout,thisis stilltheplacewegowhenwewanttheabsolutelybestfishthatmoneycanbuy.Yes,thisconvivial,dressedup Greektavernispricey,butyougetwhatyoupayfor.NoonecantakeawholeDoversoleorbranzinoand(withjust someoil,lemon,andapassoverthewoodgrill)magicallyturnitintoambrosialiketheseguysdo.Neverhas simplicitygivensuchthrills.Takeawalkwithyourwaitertotheseafoodcaseandpickyourfish,orgoforthelovely grilledrackoflamborbeeftenderloinifseafoodisnotyourthing.Fishloverscangetadoubledosebystarting withfatgrilledcalamarioozingwithfetaandmanouricheese,ormassive,golfballsizedscallopsoverbabygreens. Proceedtothatsupernalfishtheyvegrilledforyou.Andafterward,enjoyarichcupofGreekcoffeewitha traditionalGreekdessertsay,baklava,orourfavorite,thehoneyrichhomemadeyogurtwithfreshfruit.Oh,by theway,thisplacealsoboastsoneoftheabsolutelybestwinelistsintown.Pairallofthatwithgraciousservice andyoucanbesurethissplurgeiswortheverypenny. Zlatko'sblurb:Baltimore'sbestseafood,onaparwithanytopseafoodplaceanywhere(Seattle,SanFrancisco, NewYork,Miami,Vancouver,SanDiego,WashingtonDC,Boston,St.Tropez,Paris,Monaco,Genova,Milano, Lisboa,Hvar,Crete,PuertoVallarta,Tokyo,Seoul,Stockholm,Aspen,younameit).Mediterraneanstyleorganic freshfish,shrimps,scallops,octopi,etc.Youchoosewhatyouwantandtheymakeittoorderinrealtime.Weare yettofindanythingonthemenuthatisnotaclearwinner.Ifyouneverhadthembefore,Zlatkocommandsyouto ordertheirgrilledbrancini.Theplaceisprettysmallsoreservationsareamust.Italsorequiressomecareful navigationtolocatesoyouarebetteroffifyouconvinceanativetojoinyourparty.Ifyoudon'tknowZlatko,Black Olivemightbethebestreasontomakefriendswithhim.$$$$ Kali'sCourt,1606ThamesStreet,4102764700.Mapit,Expensive.Boastingoneoftheprettiestdiningroomsin thearea,KalisCourtisafeastfortheeyesaswellasthebelly.Beautifulmahoganyandbrickworkgreetyou,and theultrafreshseafoodwillkeepyouhappy.OnourlastvisittoKalis,wefoundheaveninasimplerawoyster plate,featuringaselectionofextremelyfreshandjuicybivalves.Sleek,coolMalpequeswerematchedwithslightly richerandbrinierHarrisBays.KalisalbinoanchovysaladisahighbrowbreakfromtheubiquitousCaesar.With seafoodthisfresh,itsbesttooptforsimplerpreparationsrichsaucesjustdetractfromthefeaturedingredient. Washitalldownwitharacy,thrillingAlsatianRiesling,agreatallroundmatchforthenight.(WhenmoreRieslings showuponseafoodwinelists,wellknowBaltimorehasarrived.)Traditionalbaklavaroundedoutourdecadent visit,andwewerethankfulwedparkedfarenoughawaytowalkabitandtakeintheatmosphereofFellsPointat night. Zlatko'sblurb:SecondbestBaltimore'sseafoodrestaurant,onlyasubjectiveshadebehindBlackOlive. Mediterraneanstylehyperfreshseafood,butwithmorepreparationandsaucestomeetAmericantastes.Very impressivepowerdecor.Goodplacetomeetforsomephysicsbusiness.Reservationshighlyrecommended.$$$

 Meli,1636ThamesStreet,4105346354.Mapit,Expensive.Melimeanshoney,andthissweetspotintheheart ofFellsPointisabuzzwithaction.Somuchso,thatit'shardtosecureaseatevenifyou'reholdingareservation. WhichmustbewhywespentonerecentSaturdaynightsqueezedagainstthebar,slurpingafancypinkdrink calledtheMarilynMonroe.Eventually,wegaveuponthetableandsettledinatthebarforthelonghaul.Meli callsitselfanAmericanbistro,butthemenuhasahintofGreek.Thisnight,westartedwithseareddiverscallops withhoneypowderandpancetta,crustedwithgreenapplepolentaandacaciahoney.Wealwayslikethe homemaderoastedbutternutsquashravioliwithcandiedalmonds,greens,andhoneybutter.Forentrees,you'll findofferingslikeaduoofduck,whichincludesbraisedconfitlegandduckbreadpudding,andbraisedlamb shank,whichishappilyaccompaniedbycandiedbacon.Sidesincludesweetpotatofries,grilledasparagus,and huge,delightfullycrispbeerbatteredonionrings.Melioffersatakeoutpastrycounterhandyifyou'resimply lookingforasweettreat! Zlatko'sblurb:Verypopular,veryupscale,veryshishiKali'syoungnephew.Beautifulpeoplegalore.Prettygood bistrofood,withsomeclearwinnersbutafewloserstoo.Musselsarethebigwinnersandamongthebestin BaltimoreWashingtonmetroarea.Stylishandsurprisinglygooddesserts.Reservationsamust.$$$ Pierpoint,(410)6752080,(410)5632855,1822AliceannaStreet.Mapit Zlatko'sblurb:World'sbestcrabcakes!ZlatkoalwayswonderedwherewouldthePierpoint'chefNancyLongobeif shehadtheambitiontomatchherprodigioustalent.ProbablyinNewYorkCityorLasVegas.Perhapsitisbetter thisway,havinghereverynightinasmallBaltimorekitchendeliveringherMarylandinspiredmodernAmerican cuisine.ZlatkorateshersmokedMarylandcrabcakesastheworld'sbest.Getthemasanentree(thereisan appetizerversiontoo)andseeifyoulikethemustardybrusselsproutslawthataccompaniesthem,Ms.Longo's divinecombinationandtheonlydisheverknowntomakebrusselsproutsediblebyprimates.TheirMaryland seafoodbouillabaisseisanothersurewinner(whenonthemenu).Also,therackoflambismostrespectableand occasionallystunning.ThePierpointisanothertwoblocksfartherfromtheFellsPoint,dueEastonAliceanna Street.Reservationsadvised.$$$ NorthCharlesStreetandJohnsHopkinsneighborhood(notwithinacomfortablewalkingdistancefromthe ConventionCenter.520minsbycar): NorthCharlesStreetislinedwithsomeoftheBaltimore'strendiestrestaurants.Theyareallreasonablygoodbut notwithineasywalkingdistancefromtheConventionCenter.Flagacabwithfewfriendsorgetoneofthenatives withacartotakeyouthere.Itwillbewellworthyourwhile. SottoSopra,405N.CharlesStreet,4106250534.Mapit,Expensive.OwnerandExecutiveChefRiccardoBosio alwaysfindsawaytokeepthingsinterestingatthissophisticatedupscaleItalianrestaurant.Arosterofrotating chefsdirectlyfromItalymakesthemenuaneverchangingdelightofNorthernItalianfavorites,likeatangleof stewedcalamariandrapiniinalightsauceoftomatoes,whitewine,andcapers,orthesuavevitellotonnatothin slicesofcoldvealintunaanchovysauce.Nothingcouldbemoredecadentthanthefoiegrasstuffedgnocchiwith parmesancreamandtruffles,orlighterthanatomatoandbasilwrappedbranzinonappedwithchampagnesauce andfriedleeks.ScarfupthisinventivefareinSottoscandlelitwoodsoakedatmosphere,anddofindasexyItalian wineamongtheexcellentofferings.GrandMarniercheesecakemaynotbeatraditionalItaliandessert,butyoull loveitnonetheless. Zlatko'sblurb:ThisiswhereBaltimore'sbeautifulpeopleusedtocongregatebeforePazoandVespacametotown. Manystilldoandforareason:thefoodisactuallysurprisinglygoodandtheambianceisstillthere.Thecuisineis Italianonlyinarathergeneralsense(forexample,itisnotChineseandthereispastaonthemenu)butZlatkois

notcomplaining.$$$ Helmand,806N.CharlesStreet,4107520311.Mapit,Moderate.TheHelmandmaywellqualifyastheworstspot inallofBaltimoreinwhichtoconductanaffair.Notbecauseitisntgoodforromance:itsexoticism,combined withitsveryreasonableprices,hasmadeitBaltimorespremierfirstdatelocaleforyears.Norisitbecausethe foodisntbothworthwhileandadventurous:Welovethearomaticbeeffilledmantwopastrysurroundedby yellowsplitpeas,thesweetandsoursurpriseofkaddoborawni(twicecookedbabypumpkinwithyogurtsauce), andtherichdepthofthelamblawandstomatosauce,withitssideofcreamyspinachsabzy.No,itsnotthe Helmandsqualitythatmakesitunsuitableforclandestineliaisons;itsthefactthatprettymucheveryoneintown hasknownforyearswhatatreasurethisplaceis.Chancesarehighthatyoullrunintoatleastonefriendor acquaintanceduringyourvisit.Becauseofthis,thegraciousbutefficientservicetendstokeepmealspacedata steadyclip.Butaslongasyouarentplanningonlingeringlongwhilegazingdeepintotheeyesofsomeonewith whomyoushouldntbeseenpublicly,Helmandisstilloneofthebestbetsintown. Zlatko'sblurb:OwnedbytheKarzaibrothers(yes,HamidKarzai,thepresidentofAfghanistan,istheirbrother), HelmandisthemostpopularupscalerestaurantinBaltimore.Youmustmakedinnerreservationsby4pmoryou arenotgettingin(unlessyouaregoingwithZlatko,naturally).Onceyougetthere,thereasonsareobvious.Their cookingistastyandimaginative,withjusttherighttouchofexotica(Afghancuisineissomewherebetween MediterraneanandIndian),theirwineselectionisgreatfortheprice,theserviceisexcellent,andyougeta wonderfuldinnerataveryreasonableprice.Asaresult,by8pmtheplaceispackedtothegills:JohnsHopkins MedSchoolglitteratiwiththeirgirlfriends,PeabodyConservatoryprodigieswhomarriedwell,asprinklingof academics,andthelike.GetAushakorBowlawniasanappetizerandMantwo(beeforvegetarian),Mourgh ChalloworSeekhKabobasanentree.FinishitoffwithaTurkishcoffee.ZlatkoratesHelmandasoneofthetwo bestrestaurantdealsinBaltimore.$$ PetitLouisBistro,806N.CharlesStreet,4107520311.Mapit,Expensive.PetitLouisistheneighborhood restaurantofourdreams:fabulouswinelist,greatFrenchbistrofood,livelycrowds,topnotchservice.Wealways liketostartwithsomethingrich,likethesaladoffriselacedwithlardonsandbleucheeseandtoppedwitha poachedegg,ortheestimableterrinedefoiegraswithtoastpoints.Theducklegconfitisalwayssatisfying,but traditionalistscanoptforthefineversionofsteakfrites,thecrispyfriespoppingoutfromtheirpapercone.Ifa lightermealismoreyourstyle,asimplebutperfectomeletteorcroquemonsieurmaybejustthething.Besure, though,tosaveroomforthesinful,chocolateypotdecrmeorthetrioofhousemadesorbets.Toppedoffwitha glassofBeaumesdeVeniseMuscat,thisisanexcellentwaytoendaneveningofneighborhoodwarmthwithbon vivant. Zlatko'sblurb:PetitLouisisthesecondofZlatko'stwobestrestaurantdealsinBaltimore.Boththefoodandthe interiorarearemarkablysuccessfulrecreationofaParisienbistro.IfyouappreciateandknowFrenchcuisineat Zlatko'samateurishlevel(butnot,say,atthestellarexpertlevelofsomeonelikeJHUAPL'sKishinMoorjani),the blindtestofalmostanythingfromtheirkitchenwouldfoolyouintothinkingthatParisiswhereyouactuallyare. Needonesaymore?Goforthefishspecial(s),rabbitorduckanything(confitand/orpoitrinedecanardare typicallyonthemenu).Unlessyouareatrueexpert,letthemselectwine(s)foryourtable.Reservationshighly recommended.Theplaceisusuallypackedby8pm,mostlybyavivaciousmixofBaltimore'soldandnewmoney, successfulyoungprofessionalsandfewHopkinstypes(whichbelongtononeofthepreviouscategories). ExpensivebutwithinreachofatypicalAPSmember.$$$ BrasserieTatin,105WUniversityPkwy#105,(410)2357460.Mapit Zlatko'sblurb:PetitLouis'successfulspinoff.ThedecoriscontemporaryAmericanbutthefoodisstill contemporaryFrench.Frogleggsareamustandgrilledlambisquiteoutstanding.Theirdessertsareseriousand

wellworthsampling.Theserviceisconsistentlygoodandoftenbetterthanthatandtheatmosphereisupscale relaxed,withjusttherightwhiffofbourgeoisrefinement.TheplaceisacrossthestreetfromHopkins(butonthe oppositesideofBroadviewApt.building,i.e.facingawayfromcampus)anddownthestreetfromtheDoubletree InnattheColonnadeandthusalwaysbusy.Reservationsareadvised.ExpensivebutwithinreachofatypicalAPS member(UPDATE:Sadly,Brasseriewasdrivenoutofbusinessbydecliningeconomy).$$$ Gertrude's,10ArtMuseumDrive,4108893399.Mapit,Expensive.Aclassymuseumdeservesastylish restaurant,andGertrude'satTheBaltimoreMuseumofArtmeetsthechallengesuccessfully.Chef/ownerJohn Shieldscreatedahandsomeoasiswhenheopenedtherestaurant,namedforhisgrandmother,in1998.Gertrude's stickstoregionalfareandshinesbrightestwithsimplepreparations.Theheartofthemenuisamixandmatch listingofseafood,chicken,orsteak,preparedwithachoiceofsauces,includingalightlemonbeurreblancanda mangochutneyaioli.Adduncomplicatedsidessuchaspotatoesinfusedwithrosemaryoratangleofappleand fennelcoleslaw.Appetizersanddessertstendtobefussier,withsomemoresuccessfulthanothers.Wedevoured thelusciousgoatcheesecheesecakeandlovedtheappetizerofplumpfriedoysters.Inniceweather,few Baltimoreexperiencesarefinerthaneatingoutdoorsinthesculpturegarden. Zlatko'sblurb:Gertrude'sdidnotmakeZlatko'soriginallistbutitisonlyfairtoincludethemnow,givenasteady improvementinfoodandservice(creditsquarelygoestoJohnShields).LocatedonJohnsHopkinsHomewood Campus,insidetheBaltimoreMuseumofArtbuilding,itiscurrentlythebestplacewithineasywalkingdistanceof BloombergCenter.ThefoodisMarylandinspiredmodernAmerican;creamofcrabsoupandcitrusbbqshrimpare surprisinglygood.Also,theirfeatureddailyspecials,preparedwithlocalseasonalingredients,areoftenthebest choicesonthemenu(seasonalcrabcakesarequitesmashing,evenbyBaltimore'sstellarstandards).TheBMA interiorsandexteriorsaddtoagreatatmosphere.Zlatkosays:Problem=youareinthephysicsbuilding;youdon't wanttobotherlookingforafriendwithacarorcallingacabbutyoudowantagreatmeal.Solution=walkto Gertrude's.$$$ ThePrimeRib,1101N.CalvertStreet,4105391804.Mapit,Veryexpensive.Whenarestaurantisdescribedas oldschool,italltoooftenisaeuphemismformediocreandboring.Sowhenweneedtoberemindedofwhat oldschoolreallyisandfeeldeservingofarealtreat,weheadtothePrimeRib.AtmosphereatTheBone(asitis sometimesknown)isalmostdinnerclub,withfrostedglassaccentsandcushyleatherchairs.Everythingissuave: subduedlighting,waitersintuxedoes,jazzpianoduothatseemslikeitswaitingforeitherFrankSinatraorJames Bondtoshowupandrequestatune.Bigcutsofmeatrulethemenu,butthePrimeRibisalsoknownforserving uponeofthebestfillerfreecrabcrakesintown.Welovethefactthatpotentiallystaidselectionslikepotatoskins andbreadpuddingaredonesowell,sotraditionally,thattheyserveasareminderofwhatfinediningusedtobe. Soifyoureinthemoodforasteakhouse,butnotforthemoderncorporateiterationthereof,youoweitto yourselftorollouttoTheBone. Zlatko'sblurb:ThePrimalRibismorelikeit.NothingcomparestotheBaltimoreoriginal(althoughtheir WashingtonandPhiladephiaoffshootsdoadecentimitation).Themastodonsizesteaksandribsservedbydim pinkish/neonishlightsthatinvokedromancein1956workatadeepgeneticleveltobestirimpulsesfromthedawn ofhumanevolution.Ifyou'veseenKenRussell's"AlteredStates"youknowwhatZlatkohasinmind.Themeatis velvetyandperfectlytextured,theircabernetsdropgrownmenunderthetableandtheirfreshlygrated horseradishwillclearupyoursinusesforafortnight.TherearetwotrulygreatsteakhousesintheBaltimore Washingtonmetroareaandthisisoneofthem(theotherbeingtheDC'sfamedSam&Harry's).Zlatkosays:goto thePrimeRibandeatlikeThe(original)Man(evenifyouareawoman).Bringacompanion.$$$$ BrassElephant,924N.CharlesStreet,4105478485.Mapit,Expensive.JackElsbyandthecrewatBrassElephant havebeenworkingontheirgame,anditshows.Theirroastedrootvegetablesaladfeaturesanassortmentof

tenderfalltuberslightlydressedinabalsamicvinaigrette.Pansearedcrustedporktenderloinisservedperfectly pinkinthemiddle,andtheaccompanyingdriedcurrantgastriqueisapleasantfoiltotheheadyherbedmeat.If youreinthemoodtotreatyourselfroyally,gofortheduooflamb,acombinationoflambconfitandasmallrack ofribs.Theunsungstarofthedishisthedashofcreamypolentalurkingundertheconfit.Dessertsaregenerally good;ifyouarentsure,stickwiththealwayspopularcrmebrle.Thegrandoldinteriorfeaturesplentyofaged polishedwood,warmlighting,andplushcarpets.Likethemenu,itisntboldanditisntmodern,butitsa comfortableandimpressivelovesongtotheclassical,traditionalapproach. Zlatko'sblurb:ZlatkodoesnotcaremuchfortheElephant.However,evenhewilladmitthatmostpeoplefinda dinnertheretobeapleasurableifnotmemorableexperience.Interiorandtheatmospherearejustfine.Goifyou must.ExpensivebutwithinreachofatypicalAPSmember(UPDATE:Elephantwentunderrecently,aseconomy turnedsour).$$$ TapasTeatroCafe,(410)3320110,1711NCharlesStreet.Mapit,Moderate.EatingatTapasTeatrocanbealittle challengingnotbecauseofthefood,butbecausethecombinationofbuiltincrowdsfromtheneighboring CharlesTheatreandanoreservationspolicycanmakeforalongwaitforatable.Onceseated,however,yourein foratreat.Startoffwithapitcherofsangriaasyoudebatetherelativemeritsofchorizostuddedrisottocakesand ovenroastedeggplant,orSerranohamandgrilledlambchopswithrhubarbsauce.Thebestpartisthatwiththese smallplates,youcantrythemall.Perennialfavoritesforusincludetheaforementionedlambchopsandthe sautedspinachdottedwithpinenutsandraisins,butmakesuretocheckoutthespecialsheetforinteresting items;onarecentvisit,weadoredtherichnessofaduckconfitonflatbreadwithawhitebeanpure.Theservers flitaboutlikeblackcladbees,busilydoingtheirbesttogetcustomersinandoutbeforethenextscreening.But foodlikethisdeservestobesavoredinleisurelycourses;trycomingearlyonaweeknight,whenthecrowdsare thinner,toenjoyamoreslowlypacedmeal. Zlatko'sblurb:HardtobelievebutZlatkohasnotbeentoTapasTeatroyet,althoughnotforalackoftrying:they don'ttakereservations,theplaceisalwayspackedandZlatkorefusestowaitforlessthanextraordinarymeals. Still,agoodquestiontoaskhereiswhywouldheeverevenbothertotry?Teatrohasagreatbuzzasoneofthe hippestspotsintownandthetapasstylefoodisrumoredtobetastyandperfectlyenjoyable.Zlatko'stheorem: GraduatestudentsandpostdocswilllikeTapasTeatro.$$$ Excursions(Maryland,DCandPhiladelphiaestablishmentsworthyofyourattention,allwithin90120minsdrive fromDowtownBaltimore): Withinan80mileradiusoftheBaltimoreConventionCenterthereisarichcoulinarybountytorivalanyinNorth America.Belowarebutthefewplaces,selectedonthebasisoftwocriteria:i)Theyhavesomethingthatsetsthem apartfromsimilarlygreatplacesintheNewYork,ChicagoorSanFranciscometroareas,andii)Zlatkolikesthem. Tersiguels,8293MainSt,EllicottCity,MD,(410)4654004.Mapit,Veryexpensive.Everyyear,wefindourselves inlovealloveragainwiththisplace.TheFrenchCountrycuisineneverchangesmuchbutitnevergetsold,either, notwithsuchdeliciousattentiontodetailpaidtoeventhehumblestdishes,likethehousemadesausageserved withwarm,tangypotatosalad.TheTersiguelshavemadetheirrestaurantsreputationthroughusingthebest possibleingredientstheyevengrowsomeofthemthemselvesintraditionalpreparations.Asucculentrackof lambisarrangedlikeaspiraloverspoonedpolentaandmixedwintervegetables,everybiteenrichedbyan ambrosialgarlicjus.Seafoodisalsotreatedrespectfully(thoughtheseafoodsamplerfortwoisreallymoreofa fourpersonaffair),aswitnessedinanightlyspecialthatfeaturedamassive,moist,freshfromtheboathunkof rockfishtoppedwithchanterellesandpairedwithdelicatecreamedspinachthatnestledinafreshartichokeheart. Speakingofpairing,ourmostrecentvisitdidleaveuswithoneconcern:Ourserverwasnotasknowledgeable

aboutwine,norasskilledinservice,aswereaccustomedtoseeingatthisplace.Wecanonlyimagineshewas newtothestaff,asallourformervisitshavefeaturedsomeofthefinestserviceavailable.Hence,thelove. Zlatko'sblurb:CountryFrenchatitsheaviestandmostrusticinthemiddleofhistoricEllicottCity,Maryland.Thisis amostseriousplacetoeatifyoulovemeat,ifyoulovesausages,ifyoulovepotatoes,ifyouloveheavysauces,if youloveheavenlydesserts,ifyoulovegreatwineinshortifyoulovelifeitself,youmustgo.Zlatkogoesthere onceevery34monthsthat'showlongittakestowashawaythecholesterolbuildupfromyourarteries.Isit worthit?Everylargemoleculeofit!AhalfadayexcursionfromBaltimore(20minsdrive).Reservationsstrongly advised.$$$$ Equinoxs,818ConnecticutAveNW,Washington,DC(202)3318118.Mapit Zlatko'sblurb:WhenchefToddGraycametotownfewyearsago,theEquinoxwasasensation:themightyand powerfulrushedintospendyourmoneyhandoverfist.TheWorldBankexecutives,corruptThirdWorld potentates,WhiteHouseinsiders,KStreetJackAbramoffs,allwerewalkingovereachothertograbatableeven Zlatkocouldnotgetin!ButeversincetheWashingtonPosttookawayoneoftheirstarsayearorsoago,Equinox crewhavebeeneatingahumblepiewhichmeansyoufinallygettoeatGray'sphenomenalAmericanfare, burstingwithfreshlocalflavors.ThisisthebestmodernAmericanfoodZlatkoeverhad;whileheisnoprofessional critichisendorsementisstillbetterthannothing.AhalfadayexcursionfromBaltimore(4560minsdrive). Reservationsstronglyadvised.Veryexpensivebuttrulymemorable.$$$$ Morimoto,723ChestnutSt,Philadelphia,PA(215)4139070.Mapit Zlatko'sblurb:TheIronChefMasaharuMorimotoservesEastCoast'sbestsushi.AssortedotherJapanesemiracles makeanappearance.Endofstory.Oh,bytheway,thebrandnewManhattanMorimotoisabouttodriveaskewer throughtheheartofNobu's.AhalfadaytoadayexcursionfromBaltimore(90120minsdrive).Reservationsa must.Seriouslyexpensivebuttrulymemorable.$$$$$$$$ * Descriptionoflistedrestaurants,whenavailable,isfromtheBaltimoreMagazine'slistoftopBaltimore restaurantsin2006.

The Johns Hopkins University Fun Facts

The public is sensitive to little things, and they wouldnt have full confidence in a college that didnt know how to spell John. -Mark Twain Why the extra S? Johns Hopkins given name was the maiden name of his great-grandmother, Margaret Johns. Johns Hopkins formal education ended when he was 12, after his devout Quaker parents freed their slaves and put Johns and his brothers to work in the fields in 1807. When he was a young merchant, Johns temporarily fell out of favor with the Quakers because he and his brothers sold whiskey, which was known as Hopkins Best. The universitys Peabody Institute, which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2007, was the first academy of music established in America. Johns Hopkins University was the first research university established in the United States. Contrary to popular belief, there were undergraduate students from the time the university opened on October 3, 1876. The first doctorates were awarded in 1878 and the first bachelors in 1879. The Johns Hopkins University Press, founded in 1878, is the oldest continuously-operating university press in the United States. In 1879, an important commercial discovery emerged from the laboratory of Ira Remsen, the universitys first chemistry professor and second president. While working under Remsens direction, post-doctoral fellow, Constantine Fahlberg, discovered saccharin and later made a fortune with the commercial development of the new sweetener. Incidentally, Remsens ashes are interred behind a plaque in the campus chemistry building bearing his name. The university motto, Veritas vos Liberabit, or The truth will set you free, was adopted by the Board of Trustees in 1885, though it may have been in use informally before that time. The exact reason that biblical phrase (John 8:32) was chosen is not known today. Woodrow Wilson is the only U.S. president to have an earned Ph.D., which was bestowed on him by Johns Hopkins in 1886. While a history graduate student, Wilson joined the Johns Hopkins Glee Club and, in 1884, first sang The Star-Spangled Banner. In 1916, President Wilson proposed the Star-Spangled Banner as the national anthem. In 1890, Hopkins geologist, Harry Fielding Reid, led an expedition to Glacier Bay, Alaska, and named a major glacier for Johns Hopkins and a much smaller one for Daniel Coit Gilman. While there, the party was joined by famed naturalist John Muir.

In 1892, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine was endowed by the Womens Fund Committee, with the lions share coming from the personal fortune of Mary Elizabeth Garrett. The gift was conditional upon the schools accepting women on the same basis as men and maintaining unprecedently high academic standards, which changed the course of medical education in this country. Gertrude Stein studied medicine at Johns Hopkins 1897-1902 but took no degree. Jesse Lazear (BA 1889; faculty, School of Medicine) served as a member of the United States Yellow Fever Commission and, in 1900, contracted the disease after allowing himself to be bitten by an infected mosquito. When he died shortly thereafter, Lazear was widely hailed as a martyr to science. On February 1, 1896 at a now-demolished rink on North Avenue in Baltimore, Johns Hopkins played Yale in the first intercollegiate ice hockey game, which ended in a 2-2 tie. In 1916, the Faculty of Philosophy (now known as the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences) moved to the Homewood Campus and was joined there by the new School of Engineering, which had been established and admitted its first students in 1912. The first building that the university constructed on the campus was the Botanical Laboratory (Greenhouse), built in 1908. The oldest building on the Homewood campus is, of course, Homewood House, which was the architectural inspiration for the campus buildings. The construction of Homewood House was funded by Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, as a wedding present for his son and daughter-in-law, Charles Carroll of Homewood and Harriet Chew. It was built between 1801 and 1803 and is considered one of the finest extant examples of federal period architecture. The House is a National Historic Landmark and, in September 1987, opened to the public as a period house museum. Controversy marked the career of Hopkins professor of psychology, John B. Watson. Regarded as the father of behaviorism, Watson was infamous for his conditioning experiments with Little Albert, which would now be viewed as highly unethical. In 1920, he left the University in the midst of scandal when his wife sued him for divorce because of his affair with a graduate student. (Introduced as evidence in the suit, Watsons love letters included his profession of love: Rosalie, every cell I have is yours, individually and collectively.) His academic career ruined, Watson rose through the ranks of the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency and made his mark promoting behavior manipulation in the rising consumer culture of the 20th century. The Cambridge Arms Apartments, now Wolman Hall, was once the home of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. Claiming he did not deserve the salary he was offered, Albert Einstein turned down an invitation to join the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1927. In the 1930s and 40s, students, in order to attract their fellows to assemblies, advertised that a dean-psychologist G. Wilson Shaffer- would hypnotize people at the assembly.

Sculpted in 1935, the Johns Hopkins Monument at Charles and 33rd streets was in the center of Charles Street until a series of accidents caused it to be moved in 1955 to its present location. The male figure represents Knowledge (University) and the female, Healing (Hospital). In 1939, alumnus and Baltimore attorney, Alfred Jenkins Shriver, left the University the residue of his estate to build a lecture hall. According to the peculiar conditions of the will, Shriver Hall was to be adorned with murals depicting the Hopkins class of 1891 (Shrivers class), the original faculties of philosophy and of medicine, the original boards of trustees of the University and the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore clipper ships, ten Baltimore philanthropists, and ten famous beauties of Baltimore, who were named in Mr. Shrivers will. The last mural has inspired controversy from the time it was publicly announced, including objections from some of the women named in the will, who did not wish to be painted. The university was forced to accept the terms of the gift- or lose it. In 1946, Applied Physics Laboratory scientists attached cameras to a captured German V-2 rocket and snapped the first picture of Earth from space. Johns Hopkins Universitys eighth president, Milton S. Eisenhower, advised eight U.S. Presidents: Coolidge, Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, Truman, Dwight Eisenhower (his brother), Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. Why is the Milton S. Eisenhower Library constructed partially underground? Contrary to the stories that go around, it was not mandated in Gilmans will-or anywhere else for that matterthat the Gilman clock tower had to be visible from Charles Street. What actually happened was that, in the early 1960s when the library was designed, the University and its architects were concerned that a six-story library would dwarf the older, smaller buildings on campus. So they opted to put four and a half stories underground. Johns Hopkins psychology faculty member, the late Alphonse Chapanis, who conducted research for Bell Labs, was responsible for the layout of the telephone keypad. Johns Hopkins introduced lacrosse to Japan in 1986, and today more than 20,000 Japanese are playing the game. Former Johns Hopkins astrophysicist, Sam Durrance, flew twice on the space shuttle in the 1990s with the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory were the first to land a spacecraft on an asteroid. They now have a probe headed for Mercury and another on its way to Pluto. Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute director, Peter Agre, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2003, got a D in high school chemistry. The Egyptian mummy in the Johns Hopkins Archaeological Collections is nicknamed Boris. The Hopkins-Nanjing Center has the only open-stacks library in the Peoples Republic of China.

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Tokura: Skyrmions and multiferroics Kimura: Dielectric Coldea: Ising chains measurments Nakatsuji: Spont. Hall Cabrera: Multiferroic Ni3V2O8 effect Coffee break Coffee break Lee: criticality and Loire: Chirality in frustration langasite Becca: Metal-insulator Honecker: Quasi-1d trans. azurite Motome: Spin, charge, orbitals Lunch provided Lunch provided Kawamura: Spin Chalker: Spin liquid in 2d dynamics Nambu: Slow spins in Gaulin: planar NiGa2S4 pyrochlores Thompson: 2d spins in Itou: Organic spin Yb2Ti2O7 liquid Ruff: Coupled spins & Taillefumier: classical phonons kagome Coffee break Poster Session I Zhitomirsky: with refreshments Triangular AFM served Mendels: Kagome Hao: Spinons on kagome Zorko: Kagome rare earths Balents: Anisotropic triangular AFM

Senthil: Quantum spin liquids Kato: Molecular Mott Castelnovo: Spin ice Kim: Topological insulator monopoles insulator Morris: Dirac strings in Takano: Triang. Lake: Quantum dimers spin ice antiferromagnet Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break Moessner: Spin Shannon: quantum Katsufuji: Orbitals and texture spin ice trimerization Takigawa: High fields, Udagawa: QCP in Daunheimer: Artificial volborthite itinerant ice spin ice Yamashita:spinliquid Holdsworth: Topology Li: Artificial spin ice excitations Lunch provided Lunch provided Lunch provided Mila: plateaus in Arima: X rays studies Summary dimerized magnets Jackeli: Spin & orbit, Sondhi: TBA Awards & closing entangled Fujiyama: reson. X Henley: non-abel. ray studies height models Paramekanti: Valencebond order Hiroi: New magnets Bramwell: Spin ice Poster Session II with refreshments served

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The color indicates the type of presentation: plenary (red), invited (green), or contributed (blue). The timetable does not include tutorials for students and postdocs from 9:00 to 17:30 on Sunday, August 1.