ISSN:
1063-7834
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The temperature dependence of the longitudinal magnetostriction of a CuGeO3 single crystal is measured within the temperature range 4.2–20 K in a magnetic field of 10 T. As the temperature is raised above 4.2 K, the magnetostriction at first increases from vanishingly small values, attains a maximum at a temperature of approximately 12 K, and then abruptly drops as the temperature approaches the spin-Peierls transition. The results are interpreted on the basis of a simple model utilizing the real pattern of magnetic excitations in the spin system.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/1.1130590