Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Povarov, Kirill Yu., Graf, David E., Hauspurg, Andreas, Zherlitsyn, Sergei, Wosnitza, Joachim, Sakurai, Takahiro, Ohta, Hitoshi, Kimura, Shojiro, Nojiri, Hiroyuki, Garlea, V. Ovidiu, Zheludev, Andrey, Paduan-Filho, Armando, Nicklas, Michael, Zvyagin, Sergei A.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2023
Subjects:
Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.15450
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866911796768538624
author Povarov, Kirill Yu.
Graf, David E.
Hauspurg, Andreas
Zherlitsyn, Sergei
Wosnitza, Joachim
Sakurai, Takahiro
Ohta, Hitoshi
Kimura, Shojiro
Nojiri, Hiroyuki
Garlea, V. Ovidiu
Zheludev, Andrey
Paduan-Filho, Armando
Nicklas, Michael
Zvyagin, Sergei A.
author_facet Povarov, Kirill Yu.
Graf, David E.
Hauspurg, Andreas
Zherlitsyn, Sergei
Wosnitza, Joachim
Sakurai, Takahiro
Ohta, Hitoshi
Kimura, Shojiro
Nojiri, Hiroyuki
Garlea, V. Ovidiu
Zheludev, Andrey
Paduan-Filho, Armando
Nicklas, Michael
Zvyagin, Sergei A.
contents Strongly correlated spin systems can be driven to quantum critical points via various routes. In particular, gapped quantum antiferromagnets can undergo phase transitions into a magnetically ordered state with applied pressure or magnetic field, acting as tuning parameters. These transitions are characterized by $z=1$ or $z=2$ dynamical critical exponents, determined by the linear and quadratic low-energy dispersion of spin excitations, respectively. Employing high-frequency susceptibility and ultrasound techniques, we demonstrate that the tetragonal easy-plane quantum antiferromagnet NiCl$_{2}\cdot$4SC(NH$_2$)$_2$ (aka DTN) undergoes a spin-gap closure transition at about $4.2$ kbar, resulting in a pressure-induced magnetic ordering. The studies are complemented by high-pressure-electron spin-resonance measurements confirming the proposed scenario. Powder neutron diffraction measurements revealed that no lattice distortion occurs at this pressure and the high spin symmetry is preserved, establishing DTN as a perfect platform to investigate $z=1$ quantum critical phenomena. The experimental observations are supported by DMRG calculations, allowing us to quantitatively describe the pressure-driven evolution of critical fields and spin-Hamiltonian parameters in DTN.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2306_15450
institution arXiv
publishDate 2023
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Pressure-tuned quantum criticality in the large-$D$ antiferromagnet DTN
Povarov, Kirill Yu.
Graf, David E.
Hauspurg, Andreas
Zherlitsyn, Sergei
Wosnitza, Joachim
Sakurai, Takahiro
Ohta, Hitoshi
Kimura, Shojiro
Nojiri, Hiroyuki
Garlea, V. Ovidiu
Zheludev, Andrey
Paduan-Filho, Armando
Nicklas, Michael
Zvyagin, Sergei A.
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Strongly correlated spin systems can be driven to quantum critical points via various routes. In particular, gapped quantum antiferromagnets can undergo phase transitions into a magnetically ordered state with applied pressure or magnetic field, acting as tuning parameters. These transitions are characterized by $z=1$ or $z=2$ dynamical critical exponents, determined by the linear and quadratic low-energy dispersion of spin excitations, respectively. Employing high-frequency susceptibility and ultrasound techniques, we demonstrate that the tetragonal easy-plane quantum antiferromagnet NiCl$_{2}\cdot$4SC(NH$_2$)$_2$ (aka DTN) undergoes a spin-gap closure transition at about $4.2$ kbar, resulting in a pressure-induced magnetic ordering. The studies are complemented by high-pressure-electron spin-resonance measurements confirming the proposed scenario. Powder neutron diffraction measurements revealed that no lattice distortion occurs at this pressure and the high spin symmetry is preserved, establishing DTN as a perfect platform to investigate $z=1$ quantum critical phenomena. The experimental observations are supported by DMRG calculations, allowing us to quantitatively describe the pressure-driven evolution of critical fields and spin-Hamiltonian parameters in DTN.
title Pressure-tuned quantum criticality in the large-$D$ antiferromagnet DTN
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.15450