16 research outputs found
Honeycomb lattice iridate on the verge of Mott-collapse
A new honeycomb lattice iridate (La,Na)IrO ( LaNaIrO) is
successfully synthesized from the spin-orbit coupled Mott insulator
NaIrO by replacing the interlayer Na ions with La ions.
(La,Na)IrO shows a finite Sommerfeld term in heat capacity and a
dependence of resistivity, indicating a realization of a metallic state driven
by a Mott collapse. Furthermore, crystal structure analysis reveals the
formation of Ir zig-zag chains with metal-metal bonding, increasing kinetic
energy resulting in the Mott collapse. This observation would be due to a Mott
collapse induced in a spin-orbit coupling Mott
insulator with an Ir honeycomb lattice by topochemical control of the ionic
configuration.Comment: 7pages, 5 figures, accepted in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matte
Monoclinic distortion in hyperhoneycomb Kitaev material -ZnIrO revealed by improved sample quality
The sample quality of the hyperhoneycomb lattice Kitaev magnet
-ZnIrO was successfully improved by removing the maximum amount of
moisture from the reaction ampoule. The X-ray diffraction structural analysis
of the high-quality sample confirmed the presence of 2/ superlattice
peaks of the Fddd structure in the original structural model. These peaks could
not be distinguished due to the presence of impurities in the low-quality
sample in a previous study. The structural analysis based on this monoclinic
crystal structure model showed no chemical disorder, suggesting that the
observed spin liquid type behavior is an intrinsic property unrelated to bond
randomness. The details of the -ZnIrO structure revealed in this
study will stimulate the further investigation of Kitaev physics.Comment: 4pages, 3figure
Magnetic ordering in the = 0 Nickelate NiRhO prepared via a solid-state metathesis
In spinel-type nickelate NiRhO, magnetic ordering is observed upon
the sample synthesized via kinetically controlled low-temperature solid-state
metathesis, as opposed to previously-reported samples obtained through
conventional solid-state reaction. Our findings are based on a combination of
bulk susceptibility and specific heat measurements that disclose a Nel
transition temperature of = 45 K in this material, which might feature
spin-orbit entanglement in the tetragonally-coordinated Mott insulators.
The emergence of magnetic ordering upon alteration of the synthesis route
indicates that the suppression of magnetic ordering in the previous sample was
rooted in the cation-mixing assisted by the entropy gain that results from
high-temperature reactions. Furthermore, the = 0 physics, instead
of solely the spin-only , describes the observed enhancement of
effective magnetic moment well. Overseeing all observations and speculations,
we propose that the possible mechanism responsible for the emergent magnetic
orderings in NiRhO is the condensation of = 0 exciton,
driven by the interplay of the tetragonal crystal field and superexchange
interactions.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figures, accepted in Physical Review Material
Magnetic Phase Transition and Magnetization Plateau in CsCuBr
The crystal structure of CsCuBr is the same as that of
CsCuCl, which has been characterized as a spin-1/2
quasi-two-dimensional frustrated system. The magnetic properties of
CsCuBr were investigated by magnetization and specific heat
measurements. The phase transition at zero magnetic field was detected at
K. It was observed that the magnetization curve has a plateau
at about one-third of the saturation magnetization for magnetic field
parallel to the - and -axes, while no plateau was observed for
. The field-induced phase transition to the plateau state appears
to be of the first order. The mechanism leading to the magnetization plateau is
discussed.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures, 4 eps files, ptptex, will appear in Supplement of
Progress in Theoretical Physic
Perfect kagome-lattice antiferromagnets with J = 1/2: The Co-analogs of copper minerals volborthite and vesignieite
We report the synthesis, crystal structure, and magnetic properties of
Co kagome magnets CoVO(OH)2HO and
BaCo(VO)(OH), which can be recognized as Co-analogues of the
intensively researched quantum kagome magnet volborthite
CuVO(OH)2HO and vesignieite
BaCu(VO)(OH). For each compound, the ground state is seemingly
A-type antiferromagnetic order. At low temperatures, applying a magnetic field
causes a metamagnetic-like transition described by the transition in which
antiferromagnetically-aligned canted moments change to
ferromagnetically-aligned ones. These ground and field-induced states include a
canted ferromagnetic component perpendicular to the kagome planes favored by
Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions. These magnetic properties are well
characterized by the J = 1/2 physics. Our findings will be the first
step toward clarifying the J = 1/2 kagome physics, which has been
little studied experimentally or theoretically.Comment: 9 pages, 7+1 figures, accepted for publication in Physical Review
Isothermal remanent magnetization and the spin dimensionality of spin glasses
The isothermal remanent magnetization is used to investigate dynamical
magnetic properties of spatially three dimensional spin glasses with different
spin dimensionality (Ising, XY, Heisenberg). The isothermal remanent
magnetization is recorded vs. temperature after intermittent application of a
weak magnetic field at a constant temperature . We observe that in the
case of the Heisenberg spin glasses, the equilibrated spin structure and the
direction of the excess moment are recovered at . The isothermal remanent
magnetization thus reflects the directional character of the
Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interaction present in Heisenberg systems.Comment: tPHL2e style; 7 page, 3 figure