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J S Helton1, K Matan, M P Shores, E A Nytko, B M Bartlett, Y Yoshida, Y Takano, A Suslov, Y Qiu, J-H Chung, D G Nocera, Y S Lee.
Abstract
We have performed thermodynamic and neutron scattering measurements on the S=1/2 kagomé lattice antiferromagnet ZnCu3(OH)6Cl2. The susceptibility indicates a Curie-Weiss temperature of theta CW approximately = -300 K; however, no magnetic order is observed down to 50 mK. Inelastic neutron scattering reveals a spectrum of low energy spin excitations with no observable gap down to 0.1 meV. The specific heat at low-T follows a power law temperature dependence. These results suggest that an unusual spin liquid state with essentially gapless excitations is realized in this kagomé lattice system.Entities:
Year: 2007 PMID: 17358563 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.107204
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161