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Abstract:
Raman scattering studies of the frustrated spin chain system LiCu2O2
are reported. Two transitions into a magnetically ordered phase (taken
place at temperatures similar to9 and similar to24 K) have been
confirmed from the analysis of optical properties of the samples.
Interestingly, two different magnetic excitations, seen at 100 and 110
cm(-1) in the magnetically ordered phase superimpose each other
independently, indicating a coherent coexistence of long-range magnetic
order and dimerization. The observed phenomenon is attributed to
magnetostructural peculiarities of LiCu2O2 leading to the intrinsic
presence of magnetic/nonmagnetic impurities on a nanometer scale. In
particular, magnetic impurities play a significant role in driving the
transition from an incommensurate state to a Neel ordered one at 9 K.