Gapless spin liquid in a square-kagome lattice antiferromagnet

M Fujihala, K Morita, R Mole, S Mitsuda… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
M Fujihala, K Morita, R Mole, S Mitsuda, T Tohyama, S Yano, D Yu, S Sota, T Kuwai, A Koda
Nature communications, 2020nature.com
Observation of a quantum spin liquid (QSL) state is one of the most important goals in
condensed-matter physics, as well as the development of new spintronic devices that
support next-generation industries. The QSL in two dimensional quantum spin systems is
expected to be due to geometrical magnetic frustration, and thus a kagome-based lattice is
the most probable playground for QSL. Here, we report the first experimental results of the
QSL state on a square-kagome quantum antiferromagnet, KCu6AlBiO4 (SO4) 5Cl …
Abstract
Observation of a quantum spin liquid (QSL) state is one of the most important goals in condensed-matter physics, as well as the development of new spintronic devices that support next-generation industries. The QSL in two dimensional quantum spin systems is expected to be due to geometrical magnetic frustration, and thus a kagome-based lattice is the most probable playground for QSL. Here, we report the first experimental results of the QSL state on a square-kagome quantum antiferromagnet, KCu6AlBiO4(SO4)5Cl. Comprehensive experimental studies via magnetic susceptibility, magnetisation, heat capacity, muon spin relaxation (μSR), and inelastic neutron scattering (INS) measurements reveal the formation of a gapless QSL at very low temperatures close to the ground state. The QSL behavior cannot be explained fully by a frustrated Heisenberg model with nearest-neighbor exchange interactions, providing a theoretical challenge to unveil the nature of the QSL state.
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