Quantitative investigation of the short-range magnetic correlations in the candidate quantum spin liquid NaYbO2

Nuttall, Kristina Michelle; Suggs, Christiana Z.; Fischer, Henry E.; Bordelon, Mitchell M.; Wilson, Stephen D.; Frandsen, Benjamin A.

doi:10.1103/physrevb.108.l140411

Title: Quantitative investigation of the short-range magnetic correlations in the candidate quantum spin liquid NaYbO₂

Journal Article · 26 October 2023 · Physical Review. B

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.108.l140411 · OSTI ID:2345220

Nuttall, Kristina Michelle ^[1];

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^[3]; Bordelon, Mitchell M. ^[4]; Wilson, Stephen D. ^[4];

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Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (United States); University of California, Santa Barbara
Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (United States)
Inst. Laue-Langevin (ILL), Grenoble (France)
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)

Here, we present a neutron diffraction study of NaYbO₂, a candidate quantum spin-liquid (QSL) compound hosting a geometrically frustrated triangular lattice of magnetic Yb³⁺ ions. We observe diffuse magnetic scattering that persists to at least 20 K, demonstrating the presence of short-range magnetic correlations in this system up to a relatively high-energy scale. Using a reverse Monte Carlo and magnetic pair distribution function analysis, we confirm the predominant antiferromagnetic nature of these correlations and show that the diffuse scattering data can be well described by noninteracting layers of Heisenberg or XY spins on the triangular lattice. We rule out Ising spins and short-range-ordered stripe or 120° phases as candidate ground states of NaYbO₂. These results are consistent with a possible QSL ground state in NaYbO₂ and showcase the benefit of a combined reciprocal- and real-space analysis of materials with short-range magnetic correlations.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0017752; SC0021134

OSTI ID:: 2345220

Journal Information:: Physical Review. B, Journal Name: Physical Review. B Journal Issue: 14 Vol. 108; ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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