Magnetism in purple bronze Li0.9Mo6O17

/ Authors

J. Chakhalian, Z. Salman, J. Brewer, A. Froese, J. He, D. Mandrus, R. Jin

/ Abstract

Abstract Muon spin relaxation measurements around the 25 K metal–insulator transition in Li 0.9 Mo 6 O 17 elucidate a profound role of disorder as a possible mechanism for this transition. The relaxation rate 1 / T 1 and the muon Knight shift are incompatible with the transition to a SDW state and thus exclude it.

Journal: Physica B-condensed Matter

DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2005.01.402