Quantum spin chains with frustration due to Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions

Manuel Hälg, Wolfram E. A. Lorenz, Kirill Yu. Povarov +3

The properties of two quantum spin chain materials, K${}_2$CuSO${}_4$Cl${}_2$ and K${}_2$CuSO${}_4$Br${}_2$, are studied by a variety of experimental techniques, including bulk measurements, n…