三角形晶格反铁磁体CeMgAl11O19中的U(1) Dirac量子自旋液体候选体

IF 6.4 1区 物理与天体物理 Q1 PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Yantao Cao, Akihiro Koda, M. D. Le, V. Pomjakushin, Benqiong Liu, Zhendong Fu, Zhiwei Li, Jinkui Zhao, Zhaoming Tian, Hanjie Guo
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摘要

量子自旋液体表现出一种有趣的状态,其中电子自旋高度纠缠,但自旋涨落即使在0 K时也持续存在。最近,六铝酸盐RMgAl11O19 (R =稀土)被提出作为一个平台来实现以Ising各向异性相关为主的量子自旋液态。本文详细报道了CeMgAl11O19单晶的低温磁化率、μ子自旋弛豫和热力学研究。磁化率测量揭示了其各向异性。μ子自旋弛豫和交流磁化率测量排除了任何低至50 mK的远程磁有序或自旋冻结,尽管自旋相关开始低于~ 0.8 K。相反,自旋在50 mK时以1.0(2)MHz的速率波动。比热结果表明,Cm(T)∝Tα与温度呈幂律关系,为无间隙激发。零场α = 2.28(4)的准二次温度依赖关系和0.25 T的线性温度依赖关系支持了U(1) Dirac量子自旋液态的可能实现。
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U(1) Dirac quantum spin liquid candidate in triangular-lattice antiferromagnet CeMgAl11O19

Quantum spin liquid represents an intriguing state where electron spins are highly entangled yet spin fluctuation persists even at 0 K. Recently, the hexaaluminates RMgAl11O19 (R = rare earth) have been proposed to be a platform for realizing the quantum spin liquid state with dominant Ising anisotropic correlations. Here, we report detailed low-temperature magnetic susceptibility, muon spin relaxation, and thermodynamic studies on the CeMgAl11O19 single crystal. Ising anisotropy is revealed by magnetic susceptibility measurements. Muon spin relaxation and ac susceptibility measurements rule out any long-range magnetic ordering or spin freezing down to 50 mK despite the onset of spin correlations below ∼0.8 K. Instead, the spins keep fluctuating at a rate of 1.0(2) MHz at 50 mK. Specific heat results indicate a gapless excitation with a power-law dependence on temperature, Cm(T) ∝ Tα. The quasi-quadratic temperature dependence with α = 2.28(4) in zero field and linear temperature dependence in 0.25 T support the possible realization of the U(1) Dirac quantum spin liquid state.

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Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy
Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
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10.30
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4047
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3 months
期刊介绍: Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy, an academic journal cosponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and published by Science China Press, is committed to publishing high-quality, original results in both basic and applied research. Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy, is published in both print and electronic forms. It is indexed by Science Citation Index. Categories of articles: Reviews summarize representative results and achievements in a particular topic or an area, comment on the current state of research, and advise on the research directions. The author’s own opinion and related discussion is requested. Research papers report on important original results in all areas of physics, mechanics and astronomy. Brief reports present short reports in a timely manner of the latest important results.
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