Nature Communications (Aug 2021)
Survival of itinerant excitations and quantum spin state transitions in YbMgGaO4 with chemical disorder
- X. Rao,
- G. Hussain,
- Q. Huang,
- W. J. Chu,
- N. Li,
- X. Zhao,
- Z. Dun,
- E. S. Choi,
- T. Asaba,
- L. Chen,
- L. Li,
- X. Y. Yue,
- N. N. Wang,
- J.-G. Cheng,
- Y. H. Gao,
- Y. Shen,
- J. Zhao,
- G. Chen,
- H. D. Zhou,
- X. F. Sun
Affiliations
- X. Rao
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Department of Physics, and Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics (CAS), University of Science and Technology of China
- G. Hussain
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Department of Physics, and Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics (CAS), University of Science and Technology of China
- Q. Huang
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee
- W. J. Chu
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Department of Physics, and Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics (CAS), University of Science and Technology of China
- N. Li
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Department of Physics, and Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics (CAS), University of Science and Technology of China
- X. Zhao
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China
- Z. Dun
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee
- E. S. Choi
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University
- T. Asaba
- Department of Physics, University of Michigan
- L. Chen
- Department of Physics, University of Michigan
- L. Li
- Department of Physics, University of Michigan
- X. Y. Yue
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University
- N. N. Wang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- J.-G. Cheng
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Y. H. Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University
- Y. Shen
- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University
- J. Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University
- G. Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University
- H. D. Zhou
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee
- X. F. Sun
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Department of Physics, and Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics (CAS), University of Science and Technology of China
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25247-6
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 9
Abstract
It remains an open question as to whether the quantum spin liquid state survives material disorder, or is replaced by some spin-liquid like state. Here, Rao et al succeed in resolving a resolving a κ 0/T residual in the thermal conductivity of YbMgGaO4 strongly suggesting the survival of the quantum spin liquid state.
