Emergent Honeycomb Lattice in LiZn2Mo3O8

被引：47

作者：

Flint, Rebecca ^{[1
]}

Lee, Patrick A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] MIT, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2013年 / 111卷 / 21期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

SPIN LIQUIDS;

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.217201

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

We introduce the idea of emergent lattices, where a simple lattice decouples into two weakly coupled lattices as a way to stabilize spin liquids. In LiZn2Mo3O8, the disappearance of 2/3 of the spins at low temperatures suggests that its triangular lattice decouples into an emergent honeycomb lattice weakly coupled to the remaining spins, and we suggest several ways to test this proposal. We show that these orphan spins act to stabilize the spin liquid in the J(1)-J(2) honeycomb model and also discuss a possible 3D analogue, Ba2MoYO6 that may form a "depleted fcc lattice.''

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