| Literature DB >> 29543015 |
Zhen Ma1, Jinghui Wang1, Zhao-Yang Dong1, Jun Zhang2, Shichao Li1, Shu-Han Zheng1, Yunjie Yu2, Wei Wang1, Liqiang Che3, Kejing Ran1, Song Bao1, Zhengwei Cai1, P Čermák4, A Schneidewind4, S Yano5, J S Gardner5,6, Xin Lu3,7, Shun-Li Yu1,7, Jun-Ming Liu1,7, Shiyan Li2,7, Jian-Xin Li1,7, Jinsheng Wen1,7.
Abstract
We report on comprehensive results identifying the ground state of a triangular-lattice structured YbZnGaO_{4} as a spin glass, including no long-range magnetic order, prominent broad excitation continua, and the absence of magnetic thermal conductivity. More crucially, from the ultralow-temperature ac susceptibility measurements, we unambiguously observe frequency-dependent peaks around 0.1 K, indicating the spin-glass ground state. We suggest this conclusion holds also for its sister compound YbMgGaO_{4}, which is confirmed by the observation of spin freezing at low temperatures. We consider disorder and frustration to be the main driving force for the spin-glass phase.Entities:
Year: 2018 PMID: 29543015 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.087201
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161