NMR Evidence of Charge Fluctuations in Multiferroic CuBr2

2018/02/03 by Ruiqi Wang, Jiacheng Zheng, Tao Chen +8 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #cond-mat.str-el

paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1674-1056/27/3/037502

published as Chin. Phys. B, 2018, 27(3):037502

arxiv created 2018/02/03 · arxiv updated 2018/03/09

Abstract

We report combined magnetic susceptibility, dielectric constant, nuclear quadruple resonance (NQR) and zero-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements on single crystals of multiferroics CuBr₂. High quality of the sample is demonstrated by the sharp magnetic and magnetic-driven ferroelectric transition at T_N=T_C≈ 74~K. The zero-field ⁷⁹Br and ⁸¹Br NMR are resolved below T_N. The spin-lattice relaxation rates reveal charge fluctuations when cooled below 60~K. Evidences of an increase of NMR linewidth, a reduction of dielectric constant, and an increase of magnetic susceptibility are also seen at low temperatures. These data suggest an emergent instability which competes with the spiral magnetic ordering and the ferroelectricity. Candidate mechanisms are discussed based on the quasi-one-dimensional (1D) nature of the magnetic system.

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