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초록

We investigate the ground-state properties and the effects of temperature and magnetic field on elementary magnetic excitations in the s=1/2 rouaite Cu2(OH)3NO3 using bulk magnetization and high-field Raman spectroscopic experiments. The unique exchange topology of rouaite, consisting of weakly coupled alternating ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic chains, gives rise to a rich array of field-induced phases, including a 2/3-plateau phase at μ0H2/3≈15T, corresponding to a fully polarized ferromagnetic chain. Across μ0H2/3, the field dependence of low-energy phonons shows marked anomalies, indicating the presence of strong magnetoelastic coupling. In addition, as an applied field approaches μ0H2/3≈15T, one-magnon excitations exhibit an order-parameter-like softening, while depleted continuum excitations become gapless. In the 2/3-plateau phase, magnetic excitations are dominated by a fractionalized spinon continuum pertaining to the decoupled antiferromagnetic chains and a spin-flip excitation arising from the polarized ferromagnetic chains. Our results demonstrate that a dimensional reduction occurs at μ0H2/3≈15T, transiting from a three-dimensional magnet to a one-dimensional antiferromagnet through the magnetic quenching of the ferromagnetic chain subsystem. © 2025 American Physical Society.

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