Exerting chemical pressure on the kagome lattice as frustration control in the kapellasite family $A$Cu$_3$(OH)$_{6+x}$(Cl,Br)$_{3-x}$

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Hauptverfasser: Krieger, Jonas Andreas, Hicken, Thomas James, Luetkens, Hubertus, Kremer, Reinhard K., Puphal, Pascal
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author Krieger, Jonas Andreas
Hicken, Thomas James
Luetkens, Hubertus
Kremer, Reinhard K.
Puphal, Pascal
author_facet Krieger, Jonas Andreas
Hicken, Thomas James
Luetkens, Hubertus
Kremer, Reinhard K.
Puphal, Pascal
contents The kapellasite family $A$Cu$_3$(OH)$_{6+x}$(Cl,Br)$_{3-x}$ forms a series of compounds, wherein the chemical pressure realized by the $A-$site cation tunes the spin exchange in the frustrated distorted kagome lattice. Via hydrothermal synthesis we have grown single crystals of the whole series for $A=$ rare-earths and found a clear structural transition to a superstructure variant at a specific chemical pressure level exerted by $A$~=~Dy. Phases with crystal structures in the vicinity of this superstructure transition realize a distorted kagome lattice of the Cu$^{2+}$ cations with characteristic features of a spin liquid. Here, subtle structural disorder as well as controlled chemical pressure can stabilize the spin liquid phase. We study the crystal structure and the magnetic ground state of these phases via single crystal x-ray diffraction, magnetic susceptibility, specific heat and muon spin spectroscopy measurements.
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spellingShingle Exerting chemical pressure on the kagome lattice as frustration control in the kapellasite family $A$Cu$_3$(OH)$_{6+x}$(Cl,Br)$_{3-x}$
Krieger, Jonas Andreas
Hicken, Thomas James
Luetkens, Hubertus
Kremer, Reinhard K.
Puphal, Pascal
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
The kapellasite family $A$Cu$_3$(OH)$_{6+x}$(Cl,Br)$_{3-x}$ forms a series of compounds, wherein the chemical pressure realized by the $A-$site cation tunes the spin exchange in the frustrated distorted kagome lattice. Via hydrothermal synthesis we have grown single crystals of the whole series for $A=$ rare-earths and found a clear structural transition to a superstructure variant at a specific chemical pressure level exerted by $A$~=~Dy. Phases with crystal structures in the vicinity of this superstructure transition realize a distorted kagome lattice of the Cu$^{2+}$ cations with characteristic features of a spin liquid. Here, subtle structural disorder as well as controlled chemical pressure can stabilize the spin liquid phase. We study the crystal structure and the magnetic ground state of these phases via single crystal x-ray diffraction, magnetic susceptibility, specific heat and muon spin spectroscopy measurements.
title Exerting chemical pressure on the kagome lattice as frustration control in the kapellasite family $A$Cu$_3$(OH)$_{6+x}$(Cl,Br)$_{3-x}$
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.11841