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Thermal Conductivity via Magnetic Excitations in Spin-Chain Materials

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We discuss the recent progress and the current status of experimental investigations of spin-mediated energy transport in spin-chain and spin-ladder materials with antiferromagnetic coupling. We briefly outline the central results of theoretical studies on the subject but focus mainly on recent experimental results that were obtained on materials which may be regarded as adequate physical realizations of the idealized theoretical model systems. Some open questions and unsettled issues are also addressed.

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  1. II. Physikalisches Institut, Universität zu Köln, 50937, Köln, Germany

    A. V. Sologubenko, T. Lorenz & A. Freimuth

  2. Laboratorium für Festkörperphysik, ETH Hönggerberg, CH-8093, Zürich, Switzerland

    H. R. Ott

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Sologubenko, A.V., Lorenz, T., Ott, H.R. et al. Thermal Conductivity via Magnetic Excitations in Spin-Chain Materials. J Low Temp Phys 147, 387–403 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-007-9317-x

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