Mean Field Theory of a Coupled Heisenberg Model and Its Application to an Organic Antiferromagnet with Magnetic Anions

Abstract

We examine the mean field theory of a uniaxial coupled Heisenberg antiferromagnet with two subsystems, one of which consists of strongly interacting small spins and the other consists of weakly interacting large spins. We reanalyze the experimental data of specific heat and magnetic susceptibility obtained by previous authors for the organic compound λ-(BETS)2FeCl4 at low temperatures, where BETS stands for bis(ethylenedithio)tetraselenafulvalene. The model parameters for this compound are evaluated, where the applicability of the theory is checked. As a result, it is found that J1 ≫ J12 ≫ J2, where J1, J2, and J12 denote the exchange coupling constant between π spins, that between 3d spins, and that between π and 3d spins, respectively. At the low-temperature limit, both sublattice magnetizations of the 3d and π spins are saturated, and the present model is reduced to the Schottky model, which successfully explains experimental observations in previous studies. As temperature increases, fluctuations of 3...