Comparison of Young's modulus and specific heat anomalies at the magnetic transition in α′-NaV2O5

Emanuel Postolache; D. K. Powell; G. Popov; Ram C. Rai; M. Greenblatt; J. W. Brill

doi:10.1016/S1293-2558(00)01086-4

Comparison of Young's modulus and specific heat anomalies at the magnetic transition in α′-NaV₂O₅

Emanuel Postolache, D. K. Powell, G. Popov, Ram C. Rai, M. Greenblatt, J. W. Brill

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Abstract

We have measured Young's modulus (using a vibrating reed technique) and the specific heat (using ac calorimetry) on the same crystals of α′-NaV₂O₅ at its T_c = 34 K magnetic phase transition. Both properties exhibit large, unsymmetrical, and sample-dependent anomalies. While the specific heat results suggest tricritical behavior of the transition, large fluctuation effects are observed in the modulus above T_c. Fits of the modulus in terms of the specific heat, entropy, and free energy suggest that fluctuations are strongly stress- and sample-dependent.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	759-766
Number of pages	8
Journal	Solid State Sciences
Volume	2
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1293-2558(00)01086-4
State	Published - 2000

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We thank J.P. Straley for helpful discussions. This research was supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, Grants #DMR-9731257 and DMR-9613106.

Keywords

Free energy
Internal friction
Specific heat
Spin-Peierls
Tricritical
Young's modulus
α′-NaVO

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Chemistry
General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics

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