Abstract
A spin-singlet ground state with a spin gap has been discovered in antiferromagnetic spin chain substances when the spin value is 1/2, 1, or 2. To find spin-gap (singlet-triplet) excitations in spin-$\frac{3}{2}$ chain substances, we performed inelastic neutron scattering and magnetization measurements on $R\mathrm{CrGeO}{}_{5}$ ($R=\text{Y}$ or Sm) powders. As expected, we observed spin-gap excitations and the dispersion relation of the lowest magnetic excitations. We proved that the spin system of $\mathrm{Cr}{}^{3+}$ was an antiferromagnetic alternating spin-$\frac{3}{2}$ chain. We describe the influence of frustration between nearest-neighbor and next-nearest-neighbor exchange interactions in the chain.
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