Spin waves and three-dimensionality in the high-pressure antiferromagnetic phase of SrCu$_2$(BO$_3$)$_2$

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Main Authors: Fogh, E., Giriat, G., Zayed, M. E., Piovano, A., Boehm, M., Steffens, P., Safiulina, I., Hansen, U. B., Klotz, S., Soh, J. -R., Pomjakushina, E., Mila, F., Normand, B., Rønnow, H. M.
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author Fogh, E.
Giriat, G.
Zayed, M. E.
Piovano, A.
Boehm, M.
Steffens, P.
Safiulina, I.
Hansen, U. B.
Klotz, S.
Soh, J. -R.
Pomjakushina, E.
Mila, F.
Normand, B.
Rønnow, H. M.
author_facet Fogh, E.
Giriat, G.
Zayed, M. E.
Piovano, A.
Boehm, M.
Steffens, P.
Safiulina, I.
Hansen, U. B.
Klotz, S.
Soh, J. -R.
Pomjakushina, E.
Mila, F.
Normand, B.
Rønnow, H. M.
contents Quantum magnetic materials can provide explicit realizations of paradigm models in quantum many-body physics. In this context, SrCu$_2$(BO$_3$)$_2$ is a faithful realization of the Shastry-Sutherland model (SSM) for ideally frustrated spin dimers, even displaying several of its quantum magnetic phases as a function of pressure. We perform inelastic neutron scattering (INS) measurements on SrCu$_2$(BO$_3$)$_2$ at 5.5 GPa and 4.5 K, observing spin waves that characterize the high-pressure antiferromagnetic phase. The experimental spectra are well described by linear spin-wave calculations on a SSM with an inter-layer interaction, which is determined accurately as $J_c = 0.053(3)$ meV. The presence of $J_c$ indicates the need to account for the three-dimensional nature of SrCu$_2$(BO$_3$)$_2$ in theoretical models, also at lower pressures. We find that the ratio between in-plane interactions, $J'/J = 1.8(2)$, undergoes a dramatic change compared to lower pressures that we deduce is driven by a sharp drop in the dimer coupling, $J$. Our results underline the wide horizons opened by high-pressure INS experiments on quantum magnetic materials.
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spellingShingle Spin waves and three-dimensionality in the high-pressure antiferromagnetic phase of SrCu$_2$(BO$_3$)$_2$
Fogh, E.
Giriat, G.
Zayed, M. E.
Piovano, A.
Boehm, M.
Steffens, P.
Safiulina, I.
Hansen, U. B.
Klotz, S.
Soh, J. -R.
Pomjakushina, E.
Mila, F.
Normand, B.
Rønnow, H. M.
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Quantum magnetic materials can provide explicit realizations of paradigm models in quantum many-body physics. In this context, SrCu$_2$(BO$_3$)$_2$ is a faithful realization of the Shastry-Sutherland model (SSM) for ideally frustrated spin dimers, even displaying several of its quantum magnetic phases as a function of pressure. We perform inelastic neutron scattering (INS) measurements on SrCu$_2$(BO$_3$)$_2$ at 5.5 GPa and 4.5 K, observing spin waves that characterize the high-pressure antiferromagnetic phase. The experimental spectra are well described by linear spin-wave calculations on a SSM with an inter-layer interaction, which is determined accurately as $J_c = 0.053(3)$ meV. The presence of $J_c$ indicates the need to account for the three-dimensional nature of SrCu$_2$(BO$_3$)$_2$ in theoretical models, also at lower pressures. We find that the ratio between in-plane interactions, $J'/J = 1.8(2)$, undergoes a dramatic change compared to lower pressures that we deduce is driven by a sharp drop in the dimer coupling, $J$. Our results underline the wide horizons opened by high-pressure INS experiments on quantum magnetic materials.
title Spin waves and three-dimensionality in the high-pressure antiferromagnetic phase of SrCu$_2$(BO$_3$)$_2$
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.17546