Crystallization of spin superlattices with pressure and field in the layered magnet SrCu2(BO3)2

Haravifard, S.; Graf, D.; Feiguin, A. E.; Batista, C. D.; Lang, J. C.; Silevitch, D. M.; Srajer, G.; Gaulin, B. D.; Dabkowska, H. A.; Rosenbaum, T. F.

doi:10.1038/ncomms11956

Crystallization of spin superlattices with pressure and field in the layered magnet SrCu₂(BO₃)₂

Journal Article · Mon Jun 20 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11956· OSTI ID:1307424

Haravifard, S. ^[1]; Graf, D. ^[2]; Feiguin, A. E. ^[3]; Batista, C. D. ^[4]; Lang, J. C. ^[5]; Silevitch, D. M. ^[6]; Srajer, G. ^[5]; Gaulin, B. D. ^[7]; Dabkowska, H. A. ^[7]; Rosenbaum, T. F. ^[6]

Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States); Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Duke University
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States)
Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States); California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON (Canada)

An exact mapping between quantum spins and boson gases provides fresh approaches to the creation of quantum condensates and crystals. Here we report on magnetization measurements on the dimerized quantum magnet SrCu₂(BO₃)₂ at cryogenic temperatures and through a quantum-phase transition that demonstrate the emergence of fractionally filled bosonic crystals in mesoscopic patterns, specified by a sequence of magnetization plateaus. We apply tens of Teslas of magnetic field to tune the density of bosons and gigapascals of hydrostatic pressure to regulate the underlying interactions. Simulations help parse the balance between energy and geometry in the emergent spin superlattices. In conclusion, the magnetic crystallites are the end result of a progression from a direct product of singlet states in each short dimer at zero field to preferred filling fractions of spin-triplet bosons in each dimer at large magnetic field, enriching the known possibilities for collective states in both quantum spin and atomic systems.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; NA0001979

OSTI ID:: 1307424

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1339557

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Vol. 7; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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