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An influence of localized holes on magnetic properties of the CuO2 planes in quasi-2D antiferromagnets (La2CuO4, YBa2Cu3Oδ+x etc.) is studied. It is demonstrated that the hole localized on the bond connecting Cu2+ ions gives birth to frustration which in a wide range of parameters behaves as the two-level system with the energy E≪J, where J is the exchange interaction of the neighbouring copper spins. As a result for T≦E the spin-wave energy may noticeably decrease even at a low concentration of the holes c if the parameter cJ|E| is not small. When this parameter is greater than unity, the reentrant transition may occur in the system. Experimental data presently available are in a qualitative agreement with the theoretical predictions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)433-440
Number of pages8
JournalZeitschrift für Physik B Condensed Matter
Volume81
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 1990

    Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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