Nonlinear and ac Susceptibility of the Dilute Ising Magnet LiHoxY1-xF4
Abstract
Recent work has called into question the existence of a spin glass transition in the dilute dipolar Ising magnet LiHoxY1-xF4 [1]. Other work has suggested that there is an exotic spin liquid phase found at a Ho concentration of x = 0.045 [2]. In order to carefully study the dynamics of this system, we have put together a SQUID magnetometer which allows for measurements of ac susceptibility and nonlinear susceptibility over a large frequency range. We present results from measurements on single crystals of LiHoxY1-xF4, particularly on an x = 0.045 sample, in an attempt to either reproduce the exotic ``anti-glass'' physics that was previously observed or to detect a spin glass transition. [1] P. E. Jonnson et al. PRL 98, 256403 (2007) [2] S. Ghosh et al. Science 296, 2195 (2002)
- Publication:
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APS March Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- March 2008
- Bibcode:
- 2008APS..MARA32012Q