Spin dynamics in LiY$_{0.998}$Ho$_{0.002}$F$_4$ via $^{19}$F NMR and $\mu$SR

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Abstract

The $^{3+}$Ho ion doped into the host LiYF$_4$ is a single-ion magnet demonstrating slow dynamics at the avoided level crossings (ALCs) in the hyperfine-coupled electronuclear Zeeman diagram. We have studied $^{19}$F NMR and $\mu$SR in dilute LiY$_{0.998}$Ho$_{0.002}$F$_4$ to probe these dynamics and find clear evidence for an increase in the spin-lattice relaxation rate {\it{1/T$_1$}} at field values corresponding to ALCs using both techniques. We will discuss using these signatures as probes to measure the tunnel splitting $\Delta$ and the level broadening, as well as the onset of magnet correlations for increasing Ho concentration.

*$\mu$SR experiments performed at the Paul Scherrer Inst. and ISIS; supported in part by the Petroleum Research Fund of the American Chemical Society.

Authors

  • M. J. Graf

    • Boston College
    • Department of Physics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
  • A. Lascialfari

    • Univ. of Milano
  • J. Lago

    • Univ. of Pavia
  • F. Borsa

    • Univ. of Pavia
  • A. Amato

    • Paul Scherrer Inst.
  • J.S. Lord

    • ISIS
  • S.R. Giblin

    • ISIS
  • B.Z. Malkin

    • Kazan State Univ.
  • A.M. Tkachuk

    • Vavilov Optical Inst.
  • B. Barbara

    • Lab. Louis Neel