title: Nontrivial quantum effect of defect-induced magnetic moments in spin chains.
abstract: Low dimensional strongly correlated systems have great potential for new quantum devices. Among them, quantum wires are actively investigated with development of new methods based on self-organized formation. For magnetic wires (chains), impurity doping, which causes inhomogeneity of magnetic interaction, can bring new magnetic properties to the systems. In the present study, the effect of inhomogeneity (defect) on magnetic chains with bond alternation is focused on. Defects induce local moments in the magnetic chains at low temperatures. However, depending on the relation of the distance between the defects, the magnetic profile is found to be drastically changed.
authors.affiliation: Computational Materials Science Center, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, Japan.
authors.forename: Masamichi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishino
mesh_terms: D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D008280:Magnetics; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods; D009570:Nitriles / Q000737:chemistry; D011789:Quantum Theory; D013113:Spin Labels
chemical_list: D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D009570:Nitriles; D013113:Spin Labels; C013703:tetracyanoquinodimethane; C063887:tetrathiafulvalene