Magnon Bose-Einstein condensation in CsMnF₃ and MnCO₃

E. M. Alakshin , Yuriy M. Bunkov (1) , R. R. Gazizulin , A. V. Klochkov , V. V. Kuzmin , A.S. Nizamutdinov , T. R. Safin , M. S. Tagirov

1 NEEL - UBT - Ultra-basses températures

The Spin Supercurrent and Bose-Einstein condensation of magnons, similar to an atomic BEC, was observed in 1984 in superfluid 3He-B. The same phenomena should exist in solid magnetic systems. We describe here the first observation of magnon BEC in solid easy plain antiferromagnets CsMnF3 and MnCO3. We have observed magnon BEC on a mode of coupled Nuclear-Electron precession. The dynamical properties of this mode have many similarities with NMR of superfluid 3He-A. The frequency changes with deflection of nuclear magnetization. Furthermore, the involvement of electron ordered subsystem gives the magnon-magnon interaction, spin waves and spin supercurrent, while the nuclear subsystem gives the relatively long time of relaxation.

Domaines: Gaz Quantiques [cond-mat.quant-gas]

E. M. Alakshin, Yuriy M. Bunkov, R. R. Gazizulin, A. V. Klochkov, V. V. Kuzmin, et al.. Magnon Bose-Einstein condensation in CsMnF₃ and MnCO₃. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2011, 324 (1), pp.012006. ⟨10.1088/1742-6596/324/1/012006⟩. ⟨hal-00995187⟩