Spinon Heat Transport in the Three-Dimensional Quantum Magnet PbCuTe2 O6

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Contributors

  • Xiaochen Hong - , University of Wuppertal, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Matthias Gillig - , Chair of Experimental Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Abanoub R.N. Hanna - , Technical University of Berlin, Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy (Author)
  • Shravani Chillal - , Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy (Author)
  • A. T.M.Nazmul Islam - , Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy (Author)
  • Bella Lake - , Technical University of Berlin, Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy (Author)
  • Bernd Büchner - , Clusters of Excellence ct.qmat: Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter, Chair of Experimental Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Christian Hess - , University of Wuppertal, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)

Abstract

Quantum spin liquids (QSLs) are novel phases of matter which remain quantum disordered even at the lowest temperature. They are characterized by emergent gauge fields and fractionalized quasiparticles. Here we show that the sub-kelvin thermal transport of the three-dimensional S=1/2 hyperhyperkagome quantum magnet PbCuTe2O6 is governed by a sizeable charge-neutral fermionic contribution which is compatible with the itinerant fractionalized excitations of a spinon Fermi surface. We demonstrate that this hallmark feature of the QSL state is remarkably robust against sample crystallinity, large magnetic field, and field-induced magnetic order, ruling out the imitation of QSL features by extrinsic effects. Our findings thus reveal the characteristic low-energy features of PbCuTe2O6 which qualify this compound as a true QSL material.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number256701
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume131
Issue number25
Publication statusPublished - 22 Dec 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

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PubMed 38181358

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