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Yasuhiro Shimizu1, Takaaki Hiramatsu2, Mitsuhiko Maesato3, Akihiro Otsuka3,4, Hideki Yamochi3,4, Akihiro Ono1, Masayuki Itoh1, Makoto Yoshida5, Masashi Takigawa5, Yukihiro Yoshida2, Gunzi Saito2,6.
Abstract
The effects of pressure on a quantum spin liquid are investigated in an organic Mott insulator κ-(ET)_{2}Ag_{2}(CN)_{3} with a spin-1/2 triangular lattice. The application of negative chemical pressure to κ-(ET)_{2}Cu_{2}(CN)_{3}, which is a well-known sister Mott insulator, allows for extensive tuning of antiferromagnetic exchange coupling, with J/k_{B}=175-310 K, under hydrostatic pressure. Based on ^{13}C nuclear magnetic resonance measurements under pressure, we uncover universal scaling in the static and dynamic spin susceptibilities down to low temperatures ∼0.1k_{B}T/J. The persistent fluctuations and residual specific heat coefficient are consistent with the presence of gapless low-lying excitations. Our results thus demonstrate the fundamental finite-temperature properties of a quantum spin liquid in a wide parameter range.Entities:
Year: 2016 PMID: 27636491 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.107203
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161