Thermal conductivity kappa of single-crystal (VO)(2)P2O7 has been studied w
ithin the 4-300 K range. A break was found in the kappa (T) relation about
200 K, in the region of the transition from diffuse antiferromagnetic order
ing (200-4 K) to a classical paramagnet (T = 200-300 K). In the low-tempera
ture domain (4-200 K), one may expect an additional contribution to kappa(T
) from the magnon component of thermal conductivity. (C) 1998 American Inst
itute of Physics. [S1063-7834(98)02811-1].