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Elinor C Spencer¹, Alexander I Kolesnikov², Brian F Woodfield³

¹Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA. espence@gmail.com.

Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)

|March 1, 2019

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Inelastic Neutron Scattering reveals magnon propagation in copper oxide (CuO) antiferromagnetic phases. Nanoscale CuO shows a unique particle size-dependent magnon signal, increasing as particle size decreases.

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copper oxide magnetism nanoparticles neutron scattering

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Materials Science
Nanotechnology

Background:

Copper(II) oxide (CuO) exhibits complex antiferromagnetic ordering.
Understanding the dynamics of magnetic excitations (magnons) is crucial for nanoscale magnetic materials.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the magnetodynamics of nanoscale CuO using Inelastic Neutron Scattering (INS).
To explore the temperature and particle size dependence of magnon excitations in CuO.

Main Methods:

Inelastic Neutron Scattering (INS) spectroscopy was employed to study CuO.
Temperature-dependent measurements were performed to analyze magnon spin-wave intensity.

Main Results:

Evidence for magnon propagation along ordering vectors in both commensurate and incommensurate antiferromagnetic phases of CuO.
Magnon intensity follows Bose-Einstein statistics at low temperatures, peaks near the Néel temperature (T_N), and decreases at higher temperatures.
A "reverse size effect" was observed, with magnon signal intensity increasing as particle size decreases.

Conclusions:

The temperature dependence of magnon intensity is linked to softening of spin-wave dispersion and decreasing spin gap near T_N.
The "reverse size effect" may stem from nanoscale single-domain particles or superferromagnetism.
INS provides unique insights into the magnetodymanics of nanoscale CuO.