title: Antiferromagnetic ordering in Li₂MnO₃ single crystals with a two-dimensional honeycomb lattice.
abstract: Li(2)MnO(3) consists of a layered Mn honeycomb lattice separated by a single layer of LiO(6) octahedra along the c-axis. By using single crystal Li(2)MnO(3) samples, we have examined the physical properties and carried out both powder and single crystal neutron diffraction studies to determine that Mn moments order antiferromagnetically at T(N) = 36 K with an ordered magnetic moment of 2.3 μ(B) perpendicular to the ab plane. We have also discovered that about 35% of the full magnetic entropy is released in the supposedly simple paramagnetic phase, indicative of unusual spin dynamics at higher temperature.
authors.affiliation: IBS Center for Functional Interfaces of Correlated Electron Systems, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea.
authors.forename: Sanghyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seongil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jiyeon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hasung
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sim
authors.forename: Choongjae
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Won
authors.forename: Seongsu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Shin Ae
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Namjung
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.forename: Je-Geun
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Park