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Dynamic spin Jahn-Teller effect in small magnetic clusters

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  • M. Elhajal
  • F. Mila

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We study the effect of spin-phonon coupling in small magnetic clusters, concentrating on a S=1/2 ring of 4 spins coupled antiferromagnetically. If the phonons are treated as classical variables, there is a critical value of the spin-phonon coupling above which a static distortion occurs. This is a good approximation if the zero point energy is small compared to the energy gain due to the distortion, which is true for large exchange interactions compared to the phonon energy (J≫ħω). In the opposite limit, one can integrate out the phonon degrees of freedom and get an effective spin Hamiltonian. Using exact diagonalizations to include the quantum nature of both spins and phonons, we obtain the spectrum in the whole range of parameters and explicit the crossover between the classical and quantum regimes. We then establish quantitatively the limits of validity of two widely used approaches (one in the quantum and one in the classical limits) and show that they are quite poor for small magnetic clusters. We also show that upon reducing ħω/J the first excitation of a 4-site cluster becomes a singlet, a result that could be relevant for Cu 2 Te 2 O 5 Br 2 . Copyright EDP Sciences/Società Italiana di Fisica/Springer-Verlag 2005

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  • M. Elhajal & F. Mila, 2005. "Dynamic spin Jahn-Teller effect in small magnetic clusters," The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, Springer;EDP Sciences, vol. 47(2), pages 185-192, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:eurphb:v:47:y:2005:i:2:p:185-192
    DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2005-00318-9
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