SearcharxivSearch

arXiv subjects

H. M. Roennow

Publications and source records attributed to H. M. Roennow.

2 recordsLinked to original sources

Field-induced soft-mode quantum phase transition in La$_{1.855}$Sr$_{0.145}$CuO$_{4}$

Inelastic neutron-scattering experiments on the high-temperature superconductor La$_{1.855}$Sr$_{0.145}$CuO$_{4}$ reveal a magnetic excitation gap $Δ$ that decreases continuously upon application of a magnetic field perpendicular to the CuO$_2$ planes. The gap vanishes at the critical field required to induce long-range incommensurate antiferromagnetic order, providing compelling evidence for a field-induced soft-mode driven quantum phase transition.

cond-mat.supr-con

Excitations of the field-induced soliton lattice in CuGeO3

Here we report the first inelastic neutron scattering study of the magnetic excitations in the incommensurate phase of a spin-Peierls material. The results on CuGeO3 provide direct evidence of a finite excitation gap, two sharp magnetic excitation branches and a very low-lying excitation which is identified as a phason mode, the Goldstone mode of the incommensurate soliton lattice.

cond-mat