Very low-temperature muon relaxation in an organic spin-Peierls compound

B W Lovett, S J Blundell, F L Pratt, T Jestadt, W Hayes, S Tagaki, M Kurmoo

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Abstract

We have observed strong muon-spin relaxation (CBR) in the spin-Peierls compound MEM(TCNQ)(2) at temperatures down to 39 mK. We attribute this relaxation to the creation of defect spins by the muon. Furthermore, we observe a slowing down of spin fluctuations as the spin-Peierls energy gap opens, and we relate this effect to the size of the energy gap. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)145-148
Number of pages4
JournalPhysica B: Condensed Matter
Volume289
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2000

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