Magnetic Order and Dynamics in Stripe-Ordered La2-xSrxNiO4
arXiv:cond-mat/0308631 · doi:10.1016/j.physb.2003.11.007
Abstract
We have studied magnetic correlations in several compositions of stripe-ordered La2-xSrxNiO4. In this paper we show how polarized-neutron scattering has helped uncover important features of the magnetic ordering and spin dynamics. In particular, polarization analysis has enabled us (1) to characterize a spin reorientation transition, (2) to identify anisotropy gaps in the spin excitation spectrum, and (3) to investigate an anomalous dip in the spin-wave intensity suggestive of coupling between collective spin and charge excitations.
4 pages, 3 figs. Presented at PNSXM, Venice. To appear in Physica B