Abstract
The antiferromagnetic pyrochlores exhibit a high degree of frustration, resulting in a continuously disordered ground state. Neutron powder diffraction experiments have detected magnetic scattering similar in form to a liquid structure factor. We present a single crystal neutron scattering study of the pyrochlore and quantify the anisotropy of the scattering. Using these data, we show that there are strong correlations between nearest-neighbor spins, and no significant longer correlations. This provides clear evidence for the liquidlike nature of the pyrochlore magnetic structure.
- Received 10 February 1994
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.73.189
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