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$\mu$SR study of triangular Ising antiferromagnet ErMgGaO$_{4}$

Authors :
Cai, Y.
Lygouras, C.
Thomas, G.
Wilson, M. N.
Beare, J.
Yahne, D. R.
Ross, K.
Gong, Z.
Uemura, Y. J.
Dabkowska, H. A.
Luke, G. M.
Source :
Phys. Rev. B 101, 094432 (2020)
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

We present a detailed magnetic study of the triangular antiferromagnet ErMgGaO$_4$. A point charge calculation under the single ion approximation reveals a crystal field ground state doublet with a strong Ising-like behavior of the Er$^{3+}$ moment along the c axis. Magnetic susceptibility and specific heat measurements indicate no presence of magnetic transitions above 0.5~K and no evidence of residual entropy as temperature approaching zero. Zero field (ZF) $\mu$SR measurements shows no sign of static uniform or random field and longitudinal field (LF) $\mu$SR measurements exhibit persistent spin fluctuations down to our lowest temperature of 25~mK. Our results provide evidence of a quantum spin liquid state in the triangular antiferromagnet ErMgGaO$_4$.

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
Phys. Rev. B 101, 094432 (2020)
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1905.12798
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.101.094432