Frustrated Magnetism in Triangular Lattice TlYbS2 Crystals Grown via Molten Flux

Ferreira, Tim; Xing, Jie; Sanjeewa, Liurukara D.; Sefat, Athena Safa

doi:10.3389/fchem.2020.00127

Title: Frustrated Magnetism in Triangular Lattice TlYbS2 Crystals Grown via Molten Flux

Journal Article · 26 February 2020 · Frontiers in Chemistry

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2020.00127 · OSTI ID:1601677

Ferreira, Tim ^[1]; Xing, Jie ^[1]; Sanjeewa, Liurukara D. ^[1];

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Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

The triangular lattice compound TlYbS₂ was prepared as large single crystals via a molten flux growth technique using sodium chloride. Anisotropic magnetic susceptibility measurements down to 0.4 K indicate a complete absence of long-range magnetic order. Despite this lack of long-range order, short-range antiferromagnetic interactions are evidenced through broad transitions, suggesting frustrated behavior. Variable magnetic field measurements reveal metamagnetic behavior at temperatures ≤2 K. Complex low temperature field-tunable magnetic behavior, in addition to no observable long-range order down to 0.4 K, suggest that TlYbS₂ is a frustrated magnet and a possible quantum spin liquid candidate.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

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OSTI ID:: 1601677

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1632085

Journal Information:: Frontiers in Chemistry, Vol. 8, Issue 1; ISSN 2296-2646

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