A novel Kagome uud-ddu spin order in Heisenberg spin-1/2 Clinoatacamite Cu$_4$(OH)$_6$Cl$_2$, the parent compound of Herbertsmithite

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Main Authors: Zheng, X. G., Hagihala, M., Yamauchi, I., Nishibori, E., Honda, T., Yuasa, T., Xu, C. -N.
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author Zheng, X. G.
Hagihala, M.
Yamauchi, I.
Nishibori, E.
Honda, T.
Yuasa, T.
Xu, C. -N.
author_facet Zheng, X. G.
Hagihala, M.
Yamauchi, I.
Nishibori, E.
Honda, T.
Yuasa, T.
Xu, C. -N.
contents The newly identified field-induced up-up-down order in Ba$_3$CoSb$_2$O$_9$ etc. renewed attention on exotic phases in spin-1/2 triangular-lattice antiferromagnets. Here, we report a unique zero-field noncoplanar up,up,down, down,down,up Kagome spin order in spin-1/2 antiferromagnet Clinoatacamite, Cu$_4$(OH)$_6$Cl$_2$, which consists of weakly-coupled Kagome layers and was known as the parent compound for the most researched spin liquid candidate Herbertsmithite ZnCu$_3$(OH)$_6$Cl$_2$. The two-dimensional uud-ddu Kagome order develops below T$_{N1}$ = 18.1 K in Clinoatacamite before a further transition into a three-dimensional magnetic order at low temperatures below T$_{N2}$ ~ 6.4 K with persistent spin fluctuations. The present work reveals a new unpredicted Kagome order in a readily accessible temperature range in the parent compound of a well-studied spin liquid. In addition, it has also solved a puzzling issue for a mysterious magnetic phase.
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spellingShingle A novel Kagome uud-ddu spin order in Heisenberg spin-1/2 Clinoatacamite Cu$_4$(OH)$_6$Cl$_2$, the parent compound of Herbertsmithite
Zheng, X. G.
Hagihala, M.
Yamauchi, I.
Nishibori, E.
Honda, T.
Yuasa, T.
Xu, C. -N.
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Quantum Physics
The newly identified field-induced up-up-down order in Ba$_3$CoSb$_2$O$_9$ etc. renewed attention on exotic phases in spin-1/2 triangular-lattice antiferromagnets. Here, we report a unique zero-field noncoplanar up,up,down, down,down,up Kagome spin order in spin-1/2 antiferromagnet Clinoatacamite, Cu$_4$(OH)$_6$Cl$_2$, which consists of weakly-coupled Kagome layers and was known as the parent compound for the most researched spin liquid candidate Herbertsmithite ZnCu$_3$(OH)$_6$Cl$_2$. The two-dimensional uud-ddu Kagome order develops below T$_{N1}$ = 18.1 K in Clinoatacamite before a further transition into a three-dimensional magnetic order at low temperatures below T$_{N2}$ ~ 6.4 K with persistent spin fluctuations. The present work reveals a new unpredicted Kagome order in a readily accessible temperature range in the parent compound of a well-studied spin liquid. In addition, it has also solved a puzzling issue for a mysterious magnetic phase.
title A novel Kagome uud-ddu spin order in Heisenberg spin-1/2 Clinoatacamite Cu$_4$(OH)$_6$Cl$_2$, the parent compound of Herbertsmithite
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.01277