Stabilization of a honeycomb lattice of IrO6 octahedra by formation of ilmenite-type superlattices in MnTiO3

Kei Miura; Kohei Fujiwara; Kei Nakayama; Ryo Ishikawa; Naoya Shibata; Atsushi Tsukazaki

doi:10.1038/s43246-020-00059-1

Communications Materials (Aug 2020)

Stabilization of a honeycomb lattice of IrO6 octahedra by formation of ilmenite-type superlattices in MnTiO3

Kei Miura,
Kohei Fujiwara,
Kei Nakayama,
Ryo Ishikawa,
Naoya Shibata,
Atsushi Tsukazaki

Affiliations

Kei Miura: Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University
Kohei Fujiwara: Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University
Kei Nakayama: Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo
Ryo Ishikawa: Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo
Naoya Shibata: Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo
Atsushi Tsukazaki: Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-020-00059-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Atomically thin films are ideal candidate materials for realizing clean, long sought-after, Kitaev spin liquids. Here, a two-dimensional IrO6 honeycomb lattice is stabilized within a MnTiO3 ilmenite superlattice, inducing a suppression of antiferromagnetic order that suggests potential spin-liquid behavior.

Published in Communications Materials

ISSN: 2662-4443 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsmat/

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