Quantum Spin Ice Dynamics in the Dipole-Octupole Pyrochlore Magnet Ce_{2}Zr_{2}O_{7}.


Journal

Physical review letters
ISSN: 1079-7114
Titre abrégé: Phys Rev Lett
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0401141

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 May 2019
Historique:
revised: 15 03 2019
received: 28 11 2018
entrez: 31 5 2019
pubmed: 31 5 2019
medline: 31 5 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Neutron scattering measurements on the pyrochlore magnet Ce_{2}Zr_{2}O_{7} reveal an unusual crystal field splitting of its lowest J=5/2 multiplet, such that its ground-state doublet is composed of m_{J}=±3/2, giving these doublets a dipole-octupole (DO) character with local Ising anisotropy. Its magnetic susceptibility shows weak antiferromagnetic correlations with θ_{CW}=-0.4(2)  K, leading to a naive expectation of an all-in, all-out ordered state at low temperatures. Instead, our low-energy inelastic neutron scattering measurements show a dynamic quantum spin ice state, with suppressed scattering near |Q|=0, and no long-range order at low temperatures. This is consistent with recent theory predicting symmetry-enriched U(1) quantum spin liquids for such DO doublets decorating the pyrochlore lattice. Finally, we show that disorder, especially oxidation of powder samples, is important in Ce_{2}Zr_{2}O_{7} and could play an important role in the low-temperature behavior of this material.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31144900
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.187201
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

187201

Auteurs

J Gaudet (J)

Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4M1, Canada.
Institute for Quantum Matter and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.
Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, MS 6100 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA.

E M Smith (EM)

Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4M1, Canada.

J Dudemaine (J)

Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, 2900 Boulevard Édouard-Montpetit, Montréal, Quebec, H3T 1J4, Canada.

J Beare (J)

Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4M1, Canada.

C R C Buhariwalla (CRC)

Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4M1, Canada.

N P Butch (NP)

Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, MS 6100 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA.

M B Stone (MB)

Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA.

A I Kolesnikov (AI)

Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA.

Guangyong Xu (G)

Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, MS 6100 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA.

D R Yahne (DR)

Department of Physics, Colorado State University, 200 West Lake Street, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1875, USA.

K A Ross (KA)

Department of Physics, Colorado State University, 200 West Lake Street, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1875, USA.
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, 661 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1M1, Canada.

C A Marjerrison (CA)

Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4M1, Canada.

J D Garrett (JD)

Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4M1, Canada.

G M Luke (GM)

Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4M1, Canada.
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, 661 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1M1, Canada.

A D Bianchi (AD)

Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, 2900 Boulevard Édouard-Montpetit, Montréal, Quebec, H3T 1J4, Canada.
Regroupement Québécois sur les Matériaux de Pointe (RQMP), Quebec, H3T 3J7, Canada.

B D Gaulin (BD)

Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4M1, Canada.
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, 661 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1M1, Canada.
Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4M1, Canada.

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