Dimensional reduction and incommensurate dynamic correlations in the S=½ triangular-lattice antiferromagnet Ca3ReO5Cl2
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Abstract
The observation of spinon excitations in the S=12 triangular antiferromagnet Ca3ReO5Cl2 reveals a quasi-one-dimensional (1D) nature of magnetic correlations, in spite of the nominally 2D magnetic structure. This phenomenon is known as frustration-induced dimensional reduction. Here, we present high-field electron spin resonance spectroscopy and magnetization studies of Ca3ReO5Cl2, allowing us not only to refine spin-Hamiltonian parameters, but also to investigate peculiarities of its low-energy spin dynamics. We argue that the presence of the uniform Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) shifts the spinon continuum in momentum space and, as a result, opens a zero-field gap at the Γ point. We observed this gap directly. The shift is found to be consistent with the structural modulation in the ordered state, suggesting this material as a perfect model triangular-lattice system, where a pure DMI-spiral ground state can be realized.
Details
Original language | English |
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Article number | 6310 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-6 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Nature communications |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 23 Oct 2022 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2022 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
PubMed | 36274086 |
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