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淬火无序对三角晶格反铁磁体1 TaS $_2$量子自旋液体的影响

Effect of quenched disorder on a quantum spin liquid state of triangular-lattice antiferromagnet 1T-TaS$_2$

H. Murayama, Y. Sato, T. Taniguchi, R. Kurihara, X. Z. Xing, W. Huang, S. Kasahara, Y. Kasahara, I. Kimchi, M. Yoshida, Y. Iwasa, Y. Mizukami, T. Shibauchi, M. … 展开作者

H. Murayama, Y. Sato, T. Taniguchi, R. Kurihara, X. Z. Xing, W. Huang, S. Kasahara, Y. Kasahara, I. Kimchi, M. Yoshida, Y. Iwasa, Y. Mizukami, T. Shibauchi, M. Konczykowski, Y. Matsuda

摘要:

量子自旋液体(QSL)是一种奇异的物质状态,其特征是量子纠缠和不存在任何对称性破缺。量子涨落如何响应于淬火无序引起的随机性是一个长期悬而未决的问题,也是从根本上理解QSL态的关键。过渡金属二硫属化物1 T-TaS $_2$是一种在二维完美三角晶格上具有自旋为1/2的QSL基态的候选材料。本文对1 T-TaS $_2$晶体的低温热容和热导率进行了系统的研究。在纯1 T-TaS $_2$中,热容$γT$的线性温度项和零温度极限$κ_{0}/T\equivκ/T(T\rightarrow0)$中热导率的有限剩余线性项被清楚地解决,与具有费米表面的无隙自旋子的存在一致。此外,虽然强磁场略微增强了$κ_0/T$,但它强烈抑制了$γ$。这些对磁场的不同响应意味着两种具有巡回性和局域性的无隙激发共存。在1 T-Ta(S $_{1-x}$ Se $_x$)$_2$中引入额外的弱随机交换无序导致$κ_0/T$消失,表明巡游无隙激发对无序敏感.另一方面,在纯的和Se取代的系统中,热容量的磁贡献服从普遍的标度关系,这与假设存在形成随机单态的局部孤儿自旋的理论是一致的。纯1 T-TaS $_2$中的电子辐照大大增强了$γ$,并显著改变了标度函数,表明自旋液体可能具有新的状态。

英文摘要:

A quantum spin liquid (QSL) is an exotic state of matter characterized by quantum entanglement and the absence of any broken symmetry. A long-standing open problem, which is a key for fundamental understanding the mysterious QSL states, is how the quantum fluctuations respond to randomness due to quenched disorder. Transition metal dichalcogenide 1T-TaS$_2$ is a candidate material that hosts a QSL ground state with spin-1/2 on the two-dimensional perfect triangular lattice. Here, we performed systematic studies of low-temperature heat capacity and thermal conductivity on pure, Se-substituted and electron irradiated crystals of 1T-TaS$_2$. In pure 1T-TaS$_2$, the linear temperature term of the heat capacity $γT$ and the finite residual linear term of the thermal conductivity in the zero-temperature limit $κ_{0}/T\equivκ/T(T\rightarrow0)$ are clearly resolved, consistent with the presence of gapless spinons with a Fermi surface. Moreover, while the strong magnetic field slightly enhances $κ_0/T$, it strongly suppresses $γ$. These unusual contrasting responses to magnetic field imply the coexistence of two types of gapless excitations with itinerant and localized characters. Introduction of additional weak random exchange disorder in 1T-Ta(S$_{1-x}$Se$_x$)$_2$ leads to vanishing of $κ_0/T$, indicating that the itinerant gapless excitations are sensitive to the disorder. On the other hand, in both pure and Se-substituted systems, the magnetic contribution of the heat capacity obeys a universal scaling relation, which is consistent with a theory that assumes the presence of localized orphan spins forming random singlets. Electron irradiation in pure 1T-TaS$_2$ largely enhances $γ$ and changes the scaling function dramatically, suggesting a possible new state of spin liquid.

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