Abstract
We perform detailed muon spin rotation () measurements in the classic antiferromagnet and explain the spectra by considering dynamic population and dissociation of charge-neutral muon-polaron complexes. We show that charge-neutral muon states in , despite lacking the signatures typical of charge-neutral muonium centers in nonmagnetic materials, have a significant impact on the measured frequencies and relaxation rates. Our identification of such polaronic muon centers in suggests that isolated hydrogen (H) impurities form analogous complexes, and that H interstitials may be a source of charge carrier density in .
- Received 14 August 2020
- Accepted 4 December 2020
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.037202
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