Direct observation of optical magnons in YBa2Cu3O6.2

Publication Year
1996

Type

Journal Article
Abstract
We have used high-energy inelastic neutron scattering to detect optical magnons directly in antiferromagnetic YBa2Cu3O6.2. The optical magnon gap is 67+/-5 meV. This implies an intrabilayer superexchange constant perpendicular to the CuO2 layers of J(perpendicular to) = 0.08 J(parallel to) where J(parallel to) is the in-plane nearest-neighbor superexchange constant.
Journal
Physical Review B
Volume
53
Pages
14741-14744
Date Published
06/1996
Type of Article
Article
ISBN
0163-1829
Accession Number
WOS:A1996UR04700012