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Hauptverfasser: Popescu, T. I., Gora, N., Demmel, F., Xu, Z., Zhong, R., Williams, T. J., Cava, R. J., Xu, G., Stock, C.
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Veröffentlicht: 2025
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author Popescu, T. I.
Gora, N.
Demmel, F.
Xu, Z.
Zhong, R.
Williams, T. J.
Cava, R. J.
Xu, G.
Stock, C.
author_facet Popescu, T. I.
Gora, N.
Demmel, F.
Xu, Z.
Zhong, R.
Williams, T. J.
Cava, R. J.
Xu, G.
Stock, C.
contents Na$_{2}$BaCo(PO$_{4}$)$_{2}$ is a triangular antiferromagnet that displays highly efficient adiabatic demagnetization cooling (J. Xiang $\textit{et al.}$ Nature ${\bf{625}}$, 270 (2024)) near a quantum critical point at $μ_{0}H_{c}\sim 1.6$ T, separating a low-field magnetically disordered from a high-field fully polarized ferromagnetic phase. We apply high resolution backscattering neutron spectroscopy in an applied field to study the magnetic excitations near $μ_{0}H_{c}$. At large fields we observe ferromagnetic fluctuations that gradually transition to being overdamped in energy below $μ_{0}H_{c}$ where the magnetism is spatially disordered. We parameterize the excitations in the high field polarized phase in terms of coupled Zeeman split Kramers doublets originating from the presence of spin-orbit coupling. On reducing the field, the splitting between the Kramers doublets is reduced and if done adiabatically, provides a mechanism for reducing temperature. On lowering the applied field through the $μ_{0}H_{c}$ the excitations characterize a textured phase that we suggest is inefficient for cooling. Low temperature disordered frustrated magnets built on Kramers doublets with nearby quantum critical points provide a route for efficient magnetocalorics.
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spellingShingle Zeeman split Kramers doublets in spin-supersolid candidate Na$_{2}$BaCo(PO$_{4}$)$_{2}$
Popescu, T. I.
Gora, N.
Demmel, F.
Xu, Z.
Zhong, R.
Williams, T. J.
Cava, R. J.
Xu, G.
Stock, C.
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
Na$_{2}$BaCo(PO$_{4}$)$_{2}$ is a triangular antiferromagnet that displays highly efficient adiabatic demagnetization cooling (J. Xiang $\textit{et al.}$ Nature ${\bf{625}}$, 270 (2024)) near a quantum critical point at $μ_{0}H_{c}\sim 1.6$ T, separating a low-field magnetically disordered from a high-field fully polarized ferromagnetic phase. We apply high resolution backscattering neutron spectroscopy in an applied field to study the magnetic excitations near $μ_{0}H_{c}$. At large fields we observe ferromagnetic fluctuations that gradually transition to being overdamped in energy below $μ_{0}H_{c}$ where the magnetism is spatially disordered. We parameterize the excitations in the high field polarized phase in terms of coupled Zeeman split Kramers doublets originating from the presence of spin-orbit coupling. On reducing the field, the splitting between the Kramers doublets is reduced and if done adiabatically, provides a mechanism for reducing temperature. On lowering the applied field through the $μ_{0}H_{c}$ the excitations characterize a textured phase that we suggest is inefficient for cooling. Low temperature disordered frustrated magnets built on Kramers doublets with nearby quantum critical points provide a route for efficient magnetocalorics.
title Zeeman split Kramers doublets in spin-supersolid candidate Na$_{2}$BaCo(PO$_{4}$)$_{2}$
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.00462