Re-investigation of moment direction in a Kitaev material α -RuCl 3

Kim, Subin; Horsley, Ezekiel; Nelson, Christie S.; Ruff, Jacob P. C.; Kim, Young-June

doi:10.1088/1361-648X/adcf6c

Re-investigation of moment direction in a Kitaev material α -RuCl ₃

Journal Article · Tue May 06 00:00:00 EDT 2025 · Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/adcf6c· OSTI ID:2564754

; ; Nelson, Christie S.; Ruff, Jacob P. C.;

Abstract

We report x-ray diffraction and resonant elastic x-ray scattering studies on two α -RuCl ₃ crystals with distinct magnetic transition temperatures: $T_{N}$ = 7.3 K and 6.5 K. We find that the sample with $T_{N}$ = 6.5 K exhibits a high degree of stacking faults and structural twinning at low temperature, whereas the $T_{N}$ = 7.3 K sample primarily comprises a single domain of R $\bar{3}$ . Notwithstanding, both samples exhibit an identical zigzag magnetic structure, with magnetic moments pointing away from the honeycomb plane by $α = 31 (2)^{\circ}$ . We argue that the identical ordered moment directions in these samples suggest that the intralayer magnetic interactions remain mostly unchanged regardless of $T_{N}$ .

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Journal Information:: Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter, Journal Name: Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter Journal Issue: 21 Vol. 37; ISSN 0953-8984

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