2009/07/28 by Oleg Janson, O. Janson, Walter Schnelle +11 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Condensed Matter Physics #Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism #Theoretical and Computational Physics #cond-mat.str-el
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1367-2630/11/11/113034
published as New J. Phys. 11, 113034 (2009) · 20 pages, 8 figures, 3 tables
arxiv created 2009/07/28 · openalex publication_date 2009/11/20 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
A microscopic magnetic model for the spin-1/2 Heisenberg chain compound CuSe 2 O 5 is developed based on the results of a joint experimental and theoretical study. Magnetic susceptibility and specific heat data give evidence for quasi-one-dimensional (1D) magnetism with leading antiferromagnetic (AFM) couplings and an AFM ordering temperature of 17 K. For microscopic insight, full-potential density functional theory (DFT) calculations within the local density approximation (LDA) were performed. Using the resulting band structure, a consistent set of transfer integrals for an effective one-band tight-binding model was obtained. Electronic correlations were treated on a mean-field level starting from LDA (LSDA+ U method) and on a model level (Hubbard model). With excellent agreement between experiment and theory, we find that only two couplings in CuSe 2 O 5 are relevant: the nearest-neighbour intra-chain interaction of 165 K and a non-frustrated inter-chain (IC) coupling of 20 K. From a comparison with structurally related systems (Sr 2 Cu(PO 4 ) 2 , Bi 2 CuO 4 ), general implications for a magnetic ordering in presence of IC frustration are made.