Low-temperature entropies and possible states in geometrically frustrated magnets

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Main Authors: Zhu, Siyu, Ramirez, Arthur P., Syzranov, Sergey
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author Zhu, Siyu
Ramirez, Arthur P.
Syzranov, Sergey
author_facet Zhu, Siyu
Ramirez, Arthur P.
Syzranov, Sergey
contents The entropy that an insulating magnetic material releases upon cooling can reveal important information about the properties of spin states in that material. In many geometrically frustrated (GF) magnetic compounds, the heat capacity exhibits a low-temperature peak that comes from the spin states continuously connected to the ground states of classical models, such as the Ising model, on the same GF lattice, which manifests in the amount of entropy associated with this heat-capacity peak. In this work, we simulate numerically the values of entropy released by higher-spin triangular-lattice layered systems and materials on SCGO lattices. We also compare the experimentally measured values of entropy in several strongly GF compounds, $NiGa_2S_4$, $FeAl_2Se_4$ and SCGO/BSZCGO, with possible theoretical values inferred from the classical models to which the quantum states of those materials may be connected. This comparison suggests that the lowest-energy states of higher-spin layered triangular-lattice compounds can be described in terms of doublet states on individual magnetic sites. Our analyses demonstrate how the values of entropy can reveal the structure of low-energy magnetic states in GF compounds and call for more accurate thermodynamic measurement in GF magnetic materials.
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spellingShingle Low-temperature entropies and possible states in geometrically frustrated magnets
Zhu, Siyu
Ramirez, Arthur P.
Syzranov, Sergey
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
Quantum Gases
Statistical Mechanics
The entropy that an insulating magnetic material releases upon cooling can reveal important information about the properties of spin states in that material. In many geometrically frustrated (GF) magnetic compounds, the heat capacity exhibits a low-temperature peak that comes from the spin states continuously connected to the ground states of classical models, such as the Ising model, on the same GF lattice, which manifests in the amount of entropy associated with this heat-capacity peak. In this work, we simulate numerically the values of entropy released by higher-spin triangular-lattice layered systems and materials on SCGO lattices. We also compare the experimentally measured values of entropy in several strongly GF compounds, $NiGa_2S_4$, $FeAl_2Se_4$ and SCGO/BSZCGO, with possible theoretical values inferred from the classical models to which the quantum states of those materials may be connected. This comparison suggests that the lowest-energy states of higher-spin layered triangular-lattice compounds can be described in terms of doublet states on individual magnetic sites. Our analyses demonstrate how the values of entropy can reveal the structure of low-energy magnetic states in GF compounds and call for more accurate thermodynamic measurement in GF magnetic materials.
title Low-temperature entropies and possible states in geometrically frustrated magnets
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
Quantum Gases
Statistical Mechanics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.02899