(H,Li)$_{6}$Ru$_{2}$O$_{6}$ : a possible zero-field Ru$^{3+}$-based Kitaev Quantum Spin Liquid
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| author | Bachhar, Sanjay Baenitz, M. Luetkens, Hubertus Wilkinson, John Pujari, Sumiran Mahajan, A. V. |
| author_facet | Bachhar, Sanjay Baenitz, M. Luetkens, Hubertus Wilkinson, John Pujari, Sumiran Mahajan, A. V. |
| contents | We report the synthesis and properties of (H,Li)$_{6}$Ru$_{2}$O$_{6}$, which is shown to be a $J_{\text{eff}}=\frac{1}{2}$ system made out of Ru$^{3+}$ moments in a honeycomb geometry. Bulk magnetization, heat capacity, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and muon spin relaxation ($μ$SR) rule out the presence of static moments or any spin glass phase down to 84 mK. All techniques suggest a crossover to a liquid-like state below about 40 K. The $^{7}$Li nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) shift data suggest a non-zero $T$-independent spin susceptibility at low $T$. In zero field, $C_m/T$ shows $T^{-0.9}$ divergence which is consistent with vacancy-induced effects on low-energy excitations of the pristine Kitaev spin liquid. With field, power-law variations in the $^{7}$Li NMR spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T$_{1}$ and magnetic heat capacity $C_{m}$ show quantitatively new scaling behaviors. A two-step entropy release in heat capacity is also observed putatively from $Z_{2}$ flux (low-$T$ step) and itinerant Majorana fermions (high-$T$ step). Based on these findings, we propose that (H,Li)$_{6}$Ru$_{2}$O$_{6}$ realizes a Kitaev spin liquid with no evidence of inherent magnetic ordering in zero field unlike $α$-RuCl$_{3}$ where approximately $8$ Tesla field is required to suppress magnetic order. |
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| spellingShingle | (H,Li)$_{6}$Ru$_{2}$O$_{6}$ : a possible zero-field Ru$^{3+}$-based Kitaev Quantum Spin Liquid Bachhar, Sanjay Baenitz, M. Luetkens, Hubertus Wilkinson, John Pujari, Sumiran Mahajan, A. V. Strongly Correlated Electrons We report the synthesis and properties of (H,Li)$_{6}$Ru$_{2}$O$_{6}$, which is shown to be a $J_{\text{eff}}=\frac{1}{2}$ system made out of Ru$^{3+}$ moments in a honeycomb geometry. Bulk magnetization, heat capacity, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and muon spin relaxation ($μ$SR) rule out the presence of static moments or any spin glass phase down to 84 mK. All techniques suggest a crossover to a liquid-like state below about 40 K. The $^{7}$Li nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) shift data suggest a non-zero $T$-independent spin susceptibility at low $T$. In zero field, $C_m/T$ shows $T^{-0.9}$ divergence which is consistent with vacancy-induced effects on low-energy excitations of the pristine Kitaev spin liquid. With field, power-law variations in the $^{7}$Li NMR spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T$_{1}$ and magnetic heat capacity $C_{m}$ show quantitatively new scaling behaviors. A two-step entropy release in heat capacity is also observed putatively from $Z_{2}$ flux (low-$T$ step) and itinerant Majorana fermions (high-$T$ step). Based on these findings, we propose that (H,Li)$_{6}$Ru$_{2}$O$_{6}$ realizes a Kitaev spin liquid with no evidence of inherent magnetic ordering in zero field unlike $α$-RuCl$_{3}$ where approximately $8$ Tesla field is required to suppress magnetic order. |
| title | (H,Li)$_{6}$Ru$_{2}$O$_{6}$ : a possible zero-field Ru$^{3+}$-based Kitaev Quantum Spin Liquid |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.06380 |