Abstract
Chirality is shown to emerge as a novel degree of freedom of a quantum soliton in the anisotropic spin-frac(1, 2) compound CsCoBr3. The soliton chirality, detected via polarized neutron scattering, is in agreement with theoretical predictions and is a manifestation of Berry's phase. Our observations provide an explicit example of the emergence of spin currents and hidden chiral order that accompany the disappearance of antiferromagnetic order.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1194-1196 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials |
Volume | 310 |
Issue number | 2 SUPPL. PART 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2007 |
Keywords
- Antiferromagnet
- Chirality
- Low-dimensional magnetism
- Neutron scattering
- Soliton