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Co基三角晶格量子自旋液体中的强量子涨落

Strong quantum fluctuations in a quantum spin liquid candidate with a Co-based triangular lattice

Ruidan Zhong, Shu Guo, Guangyong Xu, Zhijun Xu, Robert J. Cava

摘要:

目前在凝聚态物理学中,理论和实验都在积极研究量子自旋液体(QSL)态,其中由于磁矩的强量子涨落,在低温下不会出现长程磁有序。然而,现有的QSL候选者都有其固有的缺点,并且量子涨落的可靠证据很少。本文报道了一个新的化合物Na $_{2}$ BaCo(PO $_{4}$)$_{2}$,它是一个几何阻挫系统,Co $^{2+}$离子在二维三角晶格上具有有效的自旋1/2局域矩.磁化率和中子散射实验表明,在0.05 K以下没有磁有序。热力学测量表明,在零外加磁场下,1 K以下存在大量的磁熵。非弹性中子测量揭示了局部低能自旋涨落的存在。在低外加磁场下,这些自旋激发被限制在低能量,并导致异常大的比热。在更大的应用领域,系统恢复到正常的行为明显的中子和热力学的结果。因此,我们的实验表征表明,这种新材料是实验实现量子自旋液体态的绝佳候选材料。

英文摘要:

Currently under active study in condensed matter physics, both theoretically and experimentally, are quantum spin liquid (QSL) states, in which no long-range magnetic ordering appears at low temperatures due to strong quantum fluctuations of the magnetic moments. The existing QSL candidates all have their intrinsic disadvantages, however, and solid evidence for quantum fluctuations is scarce. Here we report a new compound, Na$_{2}$BaCo(PO$_{4}$)$_{2}$, a geometrically frustrated system with effective spin-1/2 local moments for Co$^{2+}$ ions on an isotropic two-dimensional triangular lattice. Magnetic susceptibility and neutron scattering experiments show no magnetic ordering down to 0.05 K. Thermodynamic measurements show that there is a tremendous amount of magnetic entropy present below 1 K in zero applied magnetic field. The presence of localized low-energy spin fluctuations is revealed by inelastic neutron measurements. At low applied fields, these spin excitations are confined to low energy and contribute to the anomalously large specific heat. In larger applied fields, the system reverts to normal behavior as evident by both neutron and thermodynamic results. Our experimental characterization thus reveals that this new material is an excellent candidate for the experimental realization of a quantum spin liquid state.

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