Static Spin Correlations in a Diluted Two-Dimensional Ferromagnet K₂Cu_xZn_(1−x)F₄ Including the Percolation Vicinity

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The static spin correlations in a diluted two-dimensional Heisenberg ferromagnet K₂Cu_xZn_(1−x)F₄ have been studied. At low temperatures T<3.5 K, the magnetic heat capacity C_m(T) per mole for Cu²⁺ ions in the pure system (x=1.0) has been revealed to obey the spin wave theory for a two-dimensional Heisenberg ferromagnet with the nearest neighbour exchange constant J⁄k_B=11.4±0.4 K. Near the percolation limit (x_p=0.59), the absolute value of C_m(T) in the same temperature range has been found to agree with the exact solution for the one-dimensional Heisenberg ferromagnet with the same interaction term as in the pure system. The quantities of C_m(T) for x=0.36 and x=0.26 are discussed in comparison with the theoretical results for the finite size of open chains and closed rings, by taking account of the possible shape of the magnetic clusters presented by the computer generated random system in two dimensions.