ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Neutron diffraction techniques have been used to study the antiferromagnetic form factor of Sr2CuO2Cl2, which has the body-centered-tetragonal (I4/mmm) K2NiF4-type structure (the same as that of tetragonal La2CuO4 but with the out-of-plane oxygens replaced by Cl and the La by Sr). The antiferromagnetic form factor was obtained at 15 K by measuring the integrated intensities of the ( (1)/(2) (1)/(2) 0), ( (1)/(2) (1)/(2) 2), ( (1)/(2) (1)/(2) 3), ( (3)/(2) (3)/(2) 0), ( (3)/(2) (3)/(2) 6), ( (3)/(2) (5)/(2) 1), ( (3)/(2) (3)/(2) 8), and ( (5)/(2) (5)/(2) 0) magnetic reflections of a single crystal of Sr2CuO2Cl2. The experimentally determined magnetic form factor is similar to that of La2CuO4. The experimental data were compared with the Cu2+ magnetic form factor and with the results of band theoretical calculations. We find that the fit to the experimental data is improved if one assumes a dipolar spin polarization on the in-plane oxygen ions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.344857
