Model for spin coupling disorder effects on the susceptibility of antiferromagnetic nanochains
arXiv:0901.4317 · doi:10.1063/1.3072361
Abstract
The temperature dependence of the static magnetic susceptibility of exchange-disordered antiferromagnetic Heisenberg spin-1/2 finite chains with an odd number of spins is investigated as a function of size and type of disorder in the exchange coupling. Two models for the exchange disorder distribution are considered. At sufficiently low temperatures each chain behaves like an isolated spin-1/2 particle. As the size of the chains increases, this analogy is lost and the chains evolve into the thermodynamic limit behavior. The present study provides a simple criterion, based on susceptibility measurements, to establish when odd-sized chains effectively simulate a single spin-1/2 particle.
8 pages, 3 figures
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