論文

2020年7月

Gapless spin liquid in a square-kagome lattice antiferromagnet

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
  • Masayoshi Fujihala
  • Katsuhiro Morita
  • Richard Mole
  • Setsuo Mitsuda
  • Takami Tohyama
  • Shin-ichiro Yano
  • Dehong Yu
  • Shigetoshi Sota
  • Tomohiko Kuwai
  • Akihiro Koda
  • Hirotaka Okabe
  • Hua Lee
  • Shinichi Itoh
  • Takafumi Hawai
  • Takatsugu Masuda
  • Hajime Sagayama
  • Akira Matsuo
  • Koichi Kindo
  • Seiko Ohira-Kawamura
  • Kenji Nakajima
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記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1038/s41467-020-17235-z
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NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP

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)(5)Cl. Comprehensive experimental studies via magnetic susceptibility, magnetisation, heat capacity, muon spin relaxation (mu SR), 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.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17235-z
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000558680200001&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1038/s41467-020-17235-z
  • ISSN : 2041-1723
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000558680200001

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