Field-induced slow spin relaxation in monoclinic Nd$_{2}$Ti$_{2}$O$_{7}$ single crystals

ORAL

Abstract

We report the ac susceptibility measurement in the paramagnetic state of the monoclinic Nd$_{2}$Ti$_{2}$O$_{7}$ single crystals. An unexpected slow spin relaxation is observed in the presence of a nonzero magnetic field. Such behavior is absent in zero field. Distinct features of the relaxation, including the intrinsic frequency on the order of 1 Hz, the field-, temperature- and spin dilution dependence, and its evolution under positive and negative pressures, indicate that the relaxation is associated with an unusual cooperative behavior involving spin correlations.

*Work supported by the NSFC (No. 10634030), NSF DMR-0547036 and National Basic Research Program

Authors

  • Hui Xing

    • Department of Physics, Zhejiang University
  • Gen Long

    • Department of Physics, SUNY at Buffalo
  • Hanjie Guo

    • Zhejiang University
  • Chunmu Feng

    • Zhejiang University
  • Guanghan Cao

    • Zhejiang University
  • Hao Zeng

    • SUNY at Buffalo
  • Zhuan Xu

    • Zhejiang University