@misc{oai:u-fukui.repo.nii.ac.jp:00022595, author = {KIKUCHI, Hikomitsu and FUJII, Yutaka and CHIBA, Meiro and MITSUDO, Seitaro and IDEHARA, Toshitaka}, month = {May}, note = {Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (azurite), in which Cu2+ (S=1/2) monomers and dimers are arranged alternately along the b-axis to make an infinite chain, is regarded as an actual material for the frustrated diamond chain model. we have measured magnetic susceptibility, high field magnetization and 1H NMR of a natural mineral single crystal of azurite to investigate the magnetic properties. The experimental results were compared with the theoretical expectation to suggest the ground state of Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 is in a gapless phase.}, title = {Magnetic properties of the frustrated diamond chain compound Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2}, year = {2003} }