Magnetic properties of the spin-1/2 chain material (6MAP)CuCl₃

Recently, low-dimensional spin systems have received a considerable amount of attention due to their relevance to numerous quantum phenomena such as quantum criticality problems, spin-Peierls transitions, etc. Here we report on magnetization, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and specific-heat measurements of the spin-1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnetic chain material (6MAP)CuCl₃. Magnetization data measured at 0.1 T exhibit a maximum at about 70 K, indicating the low-dimensional character of the magnetic interactions. The data are in a good agreement with the temperature dependence of the resonance peak intensity measured at 73 GHz. At low temperatures (T < 25 K) the EPR linewidth drastically increases, indicating a possible enhancement of 3D short-range-order correlations. Such behavior is consistent with a broad maximum in the specific heat observed at about 1.5 K, which can be interpreted in terms of 3D magnetic ordering. In addition, we present results of room-temperature X-band EPR measurements of (6MAP)CuCl₃, including angular dependence of the g-factor and of the resonance linewidth.