Spinon Fermi Surface Spin Liquid in a Triangular Lattice Antiferromagnet NaYbSe_{2}
Triangular lattice of rare-earth ions with interacting effective spin-1/2 local moments is an ideal platform to explore the physics of quantum spin liquids (QSLs) in the presence of strong spin-orbit coupling, crystal electric fields, and geometrical frustration. The Yb delafossites, NaYbCh_{2} (Ch=...
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oai:doaj.org-article:3375054548ea485397fcc0b88b0869192021-12-02T14:57:59ZSpinon Fermi Surface Spin Liquid in a Triangular Lattice Antiferromagnet NaYbSe_{2}10.1103/PhysRevX.11.0210442160-3308https://doaj.org/article/3375054548ea485397fcc0b88b0869192021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttp://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.11.021044http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.11.021044https://doaj.org/toc/2160-3308Triangular lattice of rare-earth ions with interacting effective spin-1/2 local moments is an ideal platform to explore the physics of quantum spin liquids (QSLs) in the presence of strong spin-orbit coupling, crystal electric fields, and geometrical frustration. The Yb delafossites, NaYbCh_{2} (Ch=O, S, Se) with Yb ions forming a perfect triangular lattice, have been suggested to be candidates for QSLs. Previous thermodynamics, nuclear magnetic resonance, and powder-sample neutron scattering measurements on NaYbCh_{2} have supported the suggestion of the QSL ground states. The key signature of a QSL, the spin excitation continuum, arising from the spin quantum number fractionalization, has not been observed. Here we perform both elastic and inelastic neutron scattering measurements as well as detailed thermodynamic measurements on high-quality single-crystal NaYbSe_{2} samples to confirm the absence of long-range magnetic order down to 40 mK, and further reveal a clear signature of magnetic excitation continuum extending from 0.1 to 2.5 meV. The comparison between the structure of the magnetic excitation spectra and the theoretical expectation from the spinon continuum suggests that the ground state of NaYbSe_{2} is a QSL with a spinon Fermi surface.Peng-Ling DaiGaoning ZhangYaofeng XieChunruo DuanYonghao GaoZihao ZhuErxi FengZhen TaoChien-Lung HuangHuibo CaoAndrey PodlesnyakGarrett E. GranrothMichelle S. EverettJoerg C. NeuefeindDavid VoneshenShun WangGuotai TanEmilia MorosanXia WangHai-Qing LinLei ShuGang ChenYanfeng GuoXingye LuPengcheng DaiAmerican Physical SocietyarticlePhysicsQC1-999ENPhysical Review X, Vol 11, Iss 2, p 021044 (2021) |
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Physics QC1-999 Peng-Ling Dai Gaoning Zhang Yaofeng Xie Chunruo Duan Yonghao Gao Zihao Zhu Erxi Feng Zhen Tao Chien-Lung Huang Huibo Cao Andrey Podlesnyak Garrett E. Granroth Michelle S. Everett Joerg C. Neuefeind David Voneshen Shun Wang Guotai Tan Emilia Morosan Xia Wang Hai-Qing Lin Lei Shu Gang Chen Yanfeng Guo Xingye Lu Pengcheng Dai Spinon Fermi Surface Spin Liquid in a Triangular Lattice Antiferromagnet NaYbSe_{2} |
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Triangular lattice of rare-earth ions with interacting effective spin-1/2 local moments is an ideal platform to explore the physics of quantum spin liquids (QSLs) in the presence of strong spin-orbit coupling, crystal electric fields, and geometrical frustration. The Yb delafossites, NaYbCh_{2} (Ch=O, S, Se) with Yb ions forming a perfect triangular lattice, have been suggested to be candidates for QSLs. Previous thermodynamics, nuclear magnetic resonance, and powder-sample neutron scattering measurements on NaYbCh_{2} have supported the suggestion of the QSL ground states. The key signature of a QSL, the spin excitation continuum, arising from the spin quantum number fractionalization, has not been observed. Here we perform both elastic and inelastic neutron scattering measurements as well as detailed thermodynamic measurements on high-quality single-crystal NaYbSe_{2} samples to confirm the absence of long-range magnetic order down to 40 mK, and further reveal a clear signature of magnetic excitation continuum extending from 0.1 to 2.5 meV. The comparison between the structure of the magnetic excitation spectra and the theoretical expectation from the spinon continuum suggests that the ground state of NaYbSe_{2} is a QSL with a spinon Fermi surface. |
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Peng-Ling Dai Gaoning Zhang Yaofeng Xie Chunruo Duan Yonghao Gao Zihao Zhu Erxi Feng Zhen Tao Chien-Lung Huang Huibo Cao Andrey Podlesnyak Garrett E. Granroth Michelle S. Everett Joerg C. Neuefeind David Voneshen Shun Wang Guotai Tan Emilia Morosan Xia Wang Hai-Qing Lin Lei Shu Gang Chen Yanfeng Guo Xingye Lu Pengcheng Dai |
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Peng-Ling Dai Gaoning Zhang Yaofeng Xie Chunruo Duan Yonghao Gao Zihao Zhu Erxi Feng Zhen Tao Chien-Lung Huang Huibo Cao Andrey Podlesnyak Garrett E. Granroth Michelle S. Everett Joerg C. Neuefeind David Voneshen Shun Wang Guotai Tan Emilia Morosan Xia Wang Hai-Qing Lin Lei Shu Gang Chen Yanfeng Guo Xingye Lu Pengcheng Dai |
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Spinon Fermi Surface Spin Liquid in a Triangular Lattice Antiferromagnet NaYbSe_{2} |
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Spinon Fermi Surface Spin Liquid in a Triangular Lattice Antiferromagnet NaYbSe_{2} |
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Spinon Fermi Surface Spin Liquid in a Triangular Lattice Antiferromagnet NaYbSe_{2} |
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Spinon Fermi Surface Spin Liquid in a Triangular Lattice Antiferromagnet NaYbSe_{2} |
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Spinon Fermi Surface Spin Liquid in a Triangular Lattice Antiferromagnet NaYbSe_{2} |
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spinon fermi surface spin liquid in a triangular lattice antiferromagnet naybse_{2} |
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