Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2008
Abstract
Although the isotope effect in superconducting materials is well documented, changes in the magnetic properties of antiferromagnets due to isotopic substitution are seldom discussed and remain poorly understood. This is perhaps surprising given the possible link between the quasi-two-dimensional (Q2D) anti ferromagnetic and superconducting phases of the layered cuprates. Here we report the experimental observation of shifts in the Neel temperature and critical magnetic fields (Delta T(N)/T(N)approximate to 4%; Delta B(c)/B(c)approximate to 4%) in a Q2D organic molecular antiferromagnet on substitution of hydrogen for deuterium. These compounds are characterized by strong hydrogen bonds through which the dominant superexchange is mediated. We evaluate how the in-plane and interplane exchange energies evolve as the atoms of hydrogen on different ligands are substituted, and suggest a possible mechanism for this effect in terms of the relative exchange efficiency of hydrogen and deuterium bonds.
Original Publication Title
Physical Review B
Volume
78
Issue
5
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Recommended Citation
Goddard, P A.; Singleton, J; Maitland, C; Blundell, S J.; Lancaster, T; Baker, P J.; McDonald, R D.; Cox, S; Sengupta, P; Manson, J L.; Funk, K A.; and Schlueter, J A., "Isotope Effect In Quasi-Two-Dimensional Metal-Organic Antiferromagnets" (2008). Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications. 20.
https://dc.ewu.edu/chem_fac/20
