Excitations and spin correlations near the interface of two three-dimensional Heisenberg antiferromagnets

Abstract

Magnetic excitations and spin correlations near the interface of two spin-$\frac{1}{2}$ Heisenberg antiferromagnets are considered using the spin-wave approximation. When the interaction between boundary spins differs essentially from exchange constants inside the antiferromagnets, quasi-two-dimensional spin waves appear in the near-boundary region. They eject bulk magnons from this region, thereby dividing the antiferromagnets into areas with different magnetic excitations. The decreased dimensionality of the near-boundary modes leads to amplified nearest-neighbor spin correlations in the interface area.

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