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Title: Quantum Spin Ice Dynamics in the Dipole-Octupole Pyrochlore Magnet Ce2Zr2O7

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON (Canada)
  2. Univ. de Montreal, QC (Canada)
  3. National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States). Center for Neutron Research
  4. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  5. Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)
  6. Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States); Canadian Inst. for Advanced Research, Toronto, ON (Canada)
  7. McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON (Canada). Brockhouse Inst. for Materials Research
  8. McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON (Canada); Canadian Inst. for Advanced Research, Toronto, ON (Canada)
  9. Univ. de Montreal, QC (Canada); Regroupement Quebecois sur les Materiaux de Pointe (RQMP), Quebec, QC (Canada)
  10. McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON (Canada); Canadian Inst. for Advanced Research, Toronto, ON (Canada); McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON (Canada). Brockhouse Inst. for Materials Research

Neutron scattering measurements on the pyrochlore magnet Ce 2 Zr 2 O 7 reveal an unusual crystal field splitting of its lowest J = 5 / 2 multiplet, such that its ground-state doublet is composed of m J = ± 3 / 2 , giving these doublets a dipole-octupole (DO) character with local Ising anisotropy. Its magnetic susceptibility shows weak antiferromagnetic correlations with θ CW = - 0.4 ( 2 ) K , leading to a naive expectation of an all-in, all-out ordered state at low temperatures. Instead, our low-energy inelastic neutron scattering measurements show a dynamic quantum spin ice state, with suppressed scattering near | Q | = 0 , and no long-range order at low temperatures. We find that this is consistent with recent theory predicting symmetry-enriched U(1) quantum spin liquids for such DO doublets decorating the pyrochlore lattice. Finally, we show that disorder, especially oxidation of powder samples, is important in Ce 2 Zr 2 O 7 and could play an important role in the low-temperature behavior of this material.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1666021
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1511095
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 122, Issue 18; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 56 works
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Crystal fields and magnetic structure of the Ising antiferromagnet Er 3 Ga 5 O 12 journal November 2019
Experimental signatures of a three-dimensional quantum spin liquid in effective spin-1/2 Ce2Zr2O7 pyrochlore journal July 2019
Spectroscopic insight into the interplay between structural disorder and oxidation degree in melt‐grown Ce 0.5 Zr 0.5 O 2‐ y compounds journal November 2019
A quantum liquid of magnetic octupoles on the pyrochlore lattice journal March 2020
Experimental signatures of a three-dimensional quantum spin liquid in effective spin-1/2 Ce2Zr2O7 pyrochlore text January 2019
A quantum liquid of magnetic octupoles on the pyrochlore lattice text January 2019

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