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$\mu$SR study of triangular Ising antiferromagnet ErMgGaO$_{4}$
- Source :
- Phys. Rev. B 101, 094432 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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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$_4$.
- Subjects :
- Condensed Matter - Strongly Correlated Electrons
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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