<p>Spin-1 kagome lattice antiferromagnets provide a versatile platform for exploring exotic quantum states, such as classical spin liquids and spin nematics, owing to the confluence of geometric frustration, bilinear and biquadratic interactions, and single-ion anisotropy. Here, we investigate the ground state and spin dynamics of a nearly perfect <i>s</i> = 1 kagome lattice, <InlineEquation ID="IEq1"><EquationSource Format="TEX">\({({\text{CH}}_{3}{\text{NH}}_{3})}_{2}{\text{NaV}}_{3}{\text{F}}_{12}\)</EquationSource><EquationSource Format="MATHML"><math><mrow><msub><mrow><mrow><mo>(</mo><mrow><msub><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">CH</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>3</mn></mrow></msub><msub><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">NH</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>3</mn></mrow></msub></mrow><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub><msub><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">NaV</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>3</mn></mrow></msub><msub><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">F</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>12</mn></mrow></msub></mrow></math></EquationSource></InlineEquation>, which hosts dominant antiferromagnetic interactions (<i>J</i> ≈ 10 K) alongside easy-axis anisotropy. Using a combination of thermodynamic and resonance techniques, we identify the occurrence of weak ferromagnetic ordering at <i>T</i><sub>C</sub> ≈ 4 K. Singularly, even in this time-reversal symmetry-breaking state, muon spin relaxation, <sup>23</sup>Na spin-lattice relaxation rate, and magnetic specific heat measurements collectively reveal persistent spin dynamics and intriguing gapless excitations. The observation of liquid-like correlations in the ground state establishes <InlineEquation ID="IEq2"><EquationSource Format="TEX">\({({\text{CH}}_{3}{\text{NH}}_{3})}_{2}{\text{NaV}}_{3}{\text{F}}_{12}\)</EquationSource><EquationSource Format="MATHML"><math><mrow><msub><mrow><mrow><mo>(</mo><mrow><msub><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">CH</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>3</mn></mrow></msub><msub><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">NH</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>3</mn></mrow></msub></mrow><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub><msub><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">NaV</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>3</mn></mrow></msub><msub><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">F</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>12</mn></mrow></msub></mrow></math></EquationSource></InlineEquation> as a rare instance of the coexistence of dynamically fluctuating spins and weak ferromagnetism, raising the possibility of realizing an intriguing ground state in <i>s</i> = 1 kagome antiferromagnets with Ising anisotropy.</p>

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Coexistence of liquid-like disordered state and weak ferromagnetism in a s = 1 kagome lattice

  • J. Khatua,
  • Taeyun Kim,
  • Chanhyeon Lee,
  • U. Jena,
  • P. Khuntia,
  • Gyungbin Ban,
  • Y.-S. Choi,
  • Jonas A. Krieger,
  • Thomas J. Hicken,
  • Hubertus Luetkens,
  • Marc Uhlarz,
  • Suyoung Kim,
  • Eundeok Mun,
  • Hiroyuki Nojiri,
  • Kwang-Yong Choi

摘要

Spin-1 kagome lattice antiferromagnets provide a versatile platform for exploring exotic quantum states, such as classical spin liquids and spin nematics, owing to the confluence of geometric frustration, bilinear and biquadratic interactions, and single-ion anisotropy. Here, we investigate the ground state and spin dynamics of a nearly perfect s = 1 kagome lattice, \({({\text{CH}}_{3}{\text{NH}}_{3})}_{2}{\text{NaV}}_{3}{\text{F}}_{12}\)(CH3NH3)2NaV3F12, which hosts dominant antiferromagnetic interactions (J ≈ 10 K) alongside easy-axis anisotropy. Using a combination of thermodynamic and resonance techniques, we identify the occurrence of weak ferromagnetic ordering at TC ≈ 4 K. Singularly, even in this time-reversal symmetry-breaking state, muon spin relaxation, 23Na spin-lattice relaxation rate, and magnetic specific heat measurements collectively reveal persistent spin dynamics and intriguing gapless excitations. The observation of liquid-like correlations in the ground state establishes \({({\text{CH}}_{3}{\text{NH}}_{3})}_{2}{\text{NaV}}_{3}{\text{F}}_{12}\)(CH3NH3)2NaV3F12 as a rare instance of the coexistence of dynamically fluctuating spins and weak ferromagnetism, raising the possibility of realizing an intriguing ground state in s = 1 kagome antiferromagnets with Ising anisotropy.