A one-third magnetization plateau phase as evidence for the Kitaev interaction in a honeycomb-lattice antiferromagnet | |
Shangguan, Yanyan; Bao, Song; Dong, Zhao-Yang; Xi, Ning3; Gao, Yi-Peng; Ma, Zhen4; Wang, Wei5; Qi, Zhongyuan; Zhang, Shuai; Huang, Zhentao | |
刊名 | NATURE PHYSICS |
2023 | |
关键词 | TRIANGULAR LATTICE |
ISSN号 | 1745-2473 |
DOI | 10.1038/s41567-023-02212-2 |
英文摘要 | The magnetization of a quantum magnet can be pinned at a fraction of its saturated value by collective effects. One example of such a plateau phase is found in spin-1/2 triangular-lattice antiferromagnets. They feature strong geometrical frustration and the plateau phase therein is often interpreted as arising from an order-by-disorder mechanism driven by quantum fluctuations. Here we observe a one-third magnetization plateau under an applied magnetic field in the spin-1 antiferromagnet Na3Ni2BiO6 with a honeycomb lattice, which, with conventional magnetic interactions, would not be geometrically frustrated. Based on our elastic neutron scattering measurements, we propose the spin structure of the plateau phase to be an unusual partial spin-flop ferrimagnetic order. Our theoretical calculations indicate that bond-anisotropic Kitaev interactions are the source of frustration that produces the plateau. These results suggest that Kitaev interactions provide a different route to frustration and phases driven by quantum fluctuations in high-spin magnets. Na3Ni2BiO6 with a honeycomb lattice is found to host a one-third magnetization plateau phase signifying frustrated interactions and indicates that Kitaev interactions can be realized in high-spin magnets. |
学科主题 | Physics |
语种 | 英语 |
内容类型 | 期刊论文 |
源URL | [http://ir.itp.ac.cn/handle/311006/27917] |
专题 | 理论物理研究所_理论物理所1978-2010年知识产出 |
作者单位 | 1.Nanjing Univ, Natl Lab Solid State Microstruct, Nanjing, Peoples R China 2.Nanjing Univ, Dept Phys, Nanjing, Peoples R China 3.Nanjing Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Appl Phys, Nanjing, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Theoret Phys, CAS Key Lab Theoret Phys, Beijing, Peoples R China 5.Hubei Normal Univ, Inst Appl Phys, Huangshi, Peoples R China 6.Nanjing Univ Posts & Telecommun, Sch Sci, Nanjing, Peoples R China 7.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Coll Mat Sci & Optoelect Technol, Ctr Mat Sci & Optoelect Engn, Beijing, Peoples R China 8.Yu, Dehong; Mole, Richard A.] Australian Nucl Sci & Technol Org, Lucas Heights, NSW, Australia 9.Japan Atom Energy Agcy JAEA, J PARC Ctr, Tokai, 3191195, Japan 10.Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing Natl Lab Condensed Matter Phys, Inst Phys, Beijing, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Shangguan, Yanyan,Bao, Song,Dong, Zhao-Yang,et al. A one-third magnetization plateau phase as evidence for the Kitaev interaction in a honeycomb-lattice antiferromagnet[J]. NATURE PHYSICS,2023. |
APA | Shangguan, Yanyan.,Bao, Song.,Dong, Zhao-Yang.,Xi, Ning.,Gao, Yi-Peng.,...&Wen, Jinsheng.(2023).A one-third magnetization plateau phase as evidence for the Kitaev interaction in a honeycomb-lattice antiferromagnet.NATURE PHYSICS. |
MLA | Shangguan, Yanyan,et al."A one-third magnetization plateau phase as evidence for the Kitaev interaction in a honeycomb-lattice antiferromagnet".NATURE PHYSICS (2023). |
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