Frustration driven lattice distortion: an NMR investigation of Y(2)Mo(2)O(7).
We have investigated the (89)Y NMR spectrum and spin lattice relaxation, T(1), in the magnetically frustrated pyrochlore Y(2)Mo(2)O(7). We find that upon cooling the spectrum shifts, and broadens asymmetrically. A detailed examination of the low T spectrum reveals that it is constructed from multiple peaks, each shifted by a different amount. We argue that this spectrum is due to discrete lattice distortions and speculate that these distortions relieve the frustration and reduce the system's energy.
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Department of Physics, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel.
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