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Publications (53)

cond-mat.str-el2015

Spin-orbital liquid state assisted by singlet-triplet excitation in ground state of BaZnIrO

Abhishek Nag, Srimanta Middey, Sayantika Bhowal +17

Strong spin-orbit coupling (SOC) effects of heavy -orbital elements have long been neglected in describing the ground states of their compounds thereby overlooking a variety of…

cond-mat.str-el2021

Magnetic correlations in the semimetallic hyper-kagome iridate Na3Ir3O8

G. Simutis, T. Takayama, Q. Barthélemy +3

We present a microscopic study of a doped quantum spin liquid candidate, the hyperkagome NaIrO compound by using Na NMR. We determine the intrinsic behavior of t…

cond-mat.str-el2007

Quantum magnetism in the paratacamite family: towards an ideal kagome lattice

P. Mendels, F. Bert, M. A. de Vries +7

We report MuSR measurements on the S=1/2 (Cu2+) paratacamite Zn_xCu_{4-x}(OH)_6Cl_2 family. Despite a Weiss temperature of -300 K, the x=1 compound is found to have no transition t…

cond-mat.str-el2008

Easy-Axis Kagomé Antiferromagnet: Local-Probe Study of NdGaSiO

A. Zorko, F. Bert, P. Mendels +3

We report a local-probe investigation of the magnetically anisotropic kagomé compound NdGaSiO. Our zero-field SR results provide a direct evidence of a fluctuat…

cond-mat.str-el2012

Kapellasite: a kagome quantum spin liquid

B. FÃ¥k, E. Kermarrec, L. Messio +11

Magnetic susceptibility, NMR, muSR, and inelastic neutron scattering measurements show that kapellasite, Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2, a geometrically frustrated spin-1/2 kagome antiferromagnet p…

cond-mat.str-el2025

Fluctuating magnetism in Zn-doped averievite with well-separated kagome layers

G. Simutis, L. Suárez-García, H. Zeroual +15

Kagome lattice decorated with S=1/2 spins is one of the most discussed ways to realize a quantum spin liquid. However, all previous material realizations of this model have suffere…

cond-mat.str-el2021

Classical Spin Liquid State in the Heisenberg Kagomé Antiferromagnet LiFe(PO)(PO)

E. Kermarrec, R. Kumar, G. Bernard +6

We investigate the low temperature magnetic properties of a Heisenberg kagomé antiferromagnet, the layered monodiphosphate LiFe(PO)(PO)

cond-mat.str-el2011

Field-Induced Freezing of a Quantum Spin Liquid on the Kagome Lattice

M. Jeong, F. Bert, P. Mendels +4

We report 17O NMR measurements in the S=1/2 Cu2+ kagome antiferromagnet Herbertsmithite ZnCu3(OH)6Cl2 down to 45mK in magnetic fields ranging from 2T to 12T. While Herbertsmithite…

cond-mat.dis-nn2004

The relative influences of disorder and of frustration on the glassy dynamics in magnetic systems

F. Ladieu, F. Bert, V. Dupuis +2

The magnetisation relaxations of three different types of geometrically frustrated magnetic systems have been studied with the same experimental procedures as previously used in sp…

cond-mat.str-el2011

Quantum kagome antiferromagnet: ZnCu3(OH)6Cl2

P. Mendels, F. Bert

Herbertsmithite, ZnCu3(OH)6Cl2, is the prototype candidate for a spin liquid behavior on a geometrically perfect kagome lattice. Its discovery and the absence of any evidence for s…

cond-mat.str-el2017

Nature of the spin liquid ground state in a breathing kagome compound studied by NMR and series expansion

J. -C. Orain, B. Bernu, P. Mendels +5

In the vanadium oxyfluoride compound (NH)[CHN][VOF] (DQVOF), the V (3d, ) ions realize a unique, highly frustrated breathing kag…

cond-mat.str-el2009

Spin dynamics in Heisenberg triangular antiferromagnets: A muSR study of LiCrO2

A. Olariu, P. Mendels, F. Bert +4

We report a muSR study of LiCrO2, which has a magnetic lattice made up of a stacking of triangular Heisenberg antiferromagnetic (Cr3+, S = 3/2) layers. A static magnetically ordere…

cond-mat.str-el2017

Field-Induced Instability of a Gapless Spin Liquid with a Spinon Fermi Surface

M. Gomilšek, M. Klanjšek, R. Žitko +6

The ground state of the quantum kagome antiferromagnet Zn-brochantite, ZnCu(OH)SO, which is one of only a few known spin-liquid (SL) realizations in two or three dimens…

cond-mat.str-el2023

Heat conduction in herbertsmithite: field dependence at the onset of the quantum spin liquid regime

Q. Barthélemy, É. Lefrançois, J. Baglo +10

We report thermal conductivity measurements on single crystals of herbertsmithite, over a wide range of temperatures (0.05-120 K) in magnetic fields up to 15 T. We also report meas…

cond-mat.str-el2017

Persistent low-temperature spin dynamics in the mixed-valence iridate BaInIrO

Tusharkanti Dey, M. Majumder, J. C. Orain +9

Using thermodynamic measurements, neutron diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance, and muon spin relaxation, we establish putative quantum spin-liquid behavior in BaInIrO$_…

cond-mat.str-el2013

Gapless spin liquid ground state in the S=1/2 vanadium oxyfluoride kagome antiferromagnet [NH4]2[C7H14N][V7O6F18]

L. Clark, J. C. Orain, F. Bert +10

The vanadium oxyfluoride [NH4]2[C7H14N][V7O6F18] (DQVOF) is a geometrically frustrated magnetic bilayer material. The structure consists of S=1/2 kagome planes of V4+ d1 ions with…

cond-mat.str-el2018

GaCu(OD)Cl: Insulating ground state in an electron doped kagome system

P. Puphal, K. M. Ranjith, A. Pustogow +11

We present a successful synthesis method of the series GaCu(OD)Cl with substitutions up to . The compound remains a frustrated kagome system with a…

cond-mat.str-el2022

From spin liquid to magnetic ordering in the anisotropic kagome Y-Kapellasite Y3Cu9(OH)19Cl8: a single crystal study

D. Chatterjee, P. Puphal, Q. Barthélemy +15

Y3Cu9(OH)19Cl8 realizes an original anisotropic kagome model hosting a rich magnetic phase diagram [M. Hering et al, npj Computational Materials 8, 1 (2022)]. We present an improve…

cond-mat.str-el2014

Spin Liquid Ground State in the Frustrated Kagome Antiferromagnet MgCu3(OH)6Cl2

E. Kermarrec, P. Mendels, F. Bert +6

We report muSR experiments on Mg{x}Cu{4-x}(OH)6Cl2 with x \sim 1, a new material isostructural to Herbertsmithite exhibiting regular kagome planes of spin 1/2 (Cu^{2+}), and theref…

cond-mat.str-el2013

Exchange energies of Kapellasite from high-temperature series analysis of the kagome lattice J1-J2-Jd-Heisenberg model

B. Bernu, C. Lhuillier, E. Kermarrec +4

We present a method to build magnetic models for insulators based on high-temperature expansions by fitting both the magnetic susceptibility and the low temperature specific heat d…

cond-mat.str-el2011

Ground State and Intrinsic Susceptibility of the Kagome Antiferromagnet Vesignieite as seen by 51V NMR

J. A. Quilliam, F. Bert, R. H. Colman +3

The intrinsic magnetic susceptibility and local magnetization of the near-kagome quantum magnet vesignieite, Cu3BaV2O8(OH)2, are presented as measured using 51V NMR. The NMR line s…

cond-mat.str-el2010

Ground State of the Easy-Axis Rare-Earth Kagomé Langasite PrGaSiO

A. Zorko, F. Bert, P. Mendels +2

We report muon spin relaxation (SR) and Ga nuclear quadrupolar resonance (NQR) local-probe investigations of the kagomé compound PrGaSiO. Small quasi-…

cond-mat.str-el2005

Series of Bulk Magnetic Phase Transitions in NaxCoO2: a muSR study

P. Mendels, D. Bono, J. Bobroff +8

Using muon spin rotation, well-defined bulk ~ 100% magnetic phases in NaxCoO2 are revealed. A novel magnetic phase is detected for x = 0.85 with the highest transition temperature…

cond-mat.dis-nn2004

Spin Anisotropy and Slow Dynamics in Spin Glasses

F. Bert, V. Dupuis, E. Vincent +2

We report on an extensive study of the influence of spin anisotropy on spin glass aging dynamics. New temperature cycle experiments allow us to compare quantitatively the memory ef…

cond-mat.str-el2008

17O NMR study of the intrinsic magnetic susceptibility and spin dynamics of the quantum kagome antiferromagnet ZnCu3(OH)6Cl2

A. Olariu, P. Mendels, F. Bert +4

We report through 17O NMR, an unambiguous local determination of the intrinsic kagome lattice spin susceptibility as well as that created around non-magnetic defects issued from na…

cond-mat.str-el2005

Ground state of the Kagome-like S=1/2 antiferromagnet, Volborthite Cu3V2O7(OH)2.2H2O

F. Bert, D. Bono, P. Mendels +4

Volborthite compound is one of the very few realizations of S=1/2 quantum spins on a highly frustrated kagome-like lattice. Low-T SQUID measurements reveal a broad magnetic transit…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2018

Origin of magnetic moments and presence of a resonating valence bond state in BaYIrO

Abhishek Nag, Sayantika Bhowal, M. M. Sala +10

While it was speculated that 5 systems would possess non-magnetic ~=~0 ground state due to strong Spin-Orbit Coupling (SOC), all such systems have invariably shown presence…

cond-mat.str-el2006

Unconventional Dynamics in Triangular Heisenberg Antiferromagnet NaCrO2

A. Olariu, P. Mendels, F. Bert +4

We report magnetization, specific heat, muon spin rotation and Na NMR measurements on the S=3/2 rhombohedrally stacked Heisenberg antiferromagnet NaCrO2. This compound appears to b…

cond-mat.str-el2019

Gapless ground state in the archetypal quantum kagome antiferromagnet ZnCu(OH)Cl

P. Khuntia, M. Velazquez, Q. Barthélemy +7

Spin liquids are exotic phases of quantum matter challenging Landau's paradigm of symmetry-breaking phase transitions. Despite strong exchange interactions, spins do not order or f…

cond-mat.str-el2020

From magnetic order to quantum disorder: a SR study of the Zn-barlowite series of kagomé antiferromagnets, ZnCu(OH)FBr

K. Tustain, B. Ward-O'Brien, F. Bert +6

We report a comprehensive muon spectroscopy study of the Zn-barlowite series of kagomé antiferromagnets, ZnCu(OH)FBr, for to

cond-mat.str-el2006

Direct evidence for a dynamical ground state in the highly frustrated TbSnO pyrochlore

F. Bert, P. Mendels, A. Olariu +5

MuSR experiments have been performed on powder sample of the "ordered spin ice" TbSnO pyrochlore compound. At base temperature (T=35mK) the muon relaxation is found to…

cond-mat.str-el2008

Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya Anisotropy in the Spin-1/2 Kagomé Compound ZnCu(OH)Cl

A. Zorko, S. Nellutla, J. van Tol +7

We report the determination of the Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interaction, the dominant magnetic anisotropy term in the \kagome spin-1/2 compound {\herbert}. Based on the analysis of the…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2021

Universal fluctuating regime in triangular chromate antiferromagnets

K. Somesh, Y. Furukawa, G. Simutis +7

We report x-ray diffraction, magnetic susceptibility, heat capacity, H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and muon spin relaxation (SR) measurements, as well as density-fu…

cond-mat.str-el2021

Failure to achieve the ~=~0 state even in nearly isolated Ir in SrNaIrO: are iridates enough for realizing true - coupling?

Abhisek Bandyopadhyay, Atasi Chakraborty, Sayantika Bhowal +11

Spin-orbit coupling (SOC) often gives rise to interesting electronic and magnetic phases in an otherwise ordinary pool of paramagnetic heavy metal oxides. In presence of strong SOC…

cond-mat.str-el2017

Symmetry Reduction in the Quantum Kagome Antiferromagnet Herbertsmithite

A. Zorko, M. Herak, M. Gomilšek +5

Employing complementary torque magnetometry and electron spin resonance on single crystals of herbertsmithite, the closest realization to date of a quantum kagome antiferromagnet f…

cond-mat.dis-nn2004

Aging, rejuvenation and memory phenomena in spin glasses

V. Dupuis, F. Bert, J. -P. Bouchaud +4

In this paper, we review several important features of the out-of-equilibrium dynamics of spin glasses. Starting with the simplest experiments, we discuss the scaling laws used to…

cond-mat.str-el2004

SR study of the quantum dynamics in the frustrated kagome bilayers

David Bono, P. Mendels, G. Collin +5

We present SR experiments in the kagome bilayer compound BaSnZnGaCrO (BSZCGO) and compare it to the isostructural SrCrGa…

cond-mat.str-el2012

Singlet Ground State of the Quantum Antiferromagnet Ba3CuSb2O9

J. A. Quilliam, F. Bert, E. Kermarrec +6

We present local probe results on the honeycomb lattice antiferromagnet Ba3CuSb2O9. Muon spin relaxation measurements in zero field down to 20 mK show unequivocally that there is a…

cond-mat.str-el2021

Specific Heat of the Kagome Antiferromagnet Herbertsmithite in High Magnetic Fields

Q. Barthélemy, A. Demuer, C. Marcenat +7

Measuring the specific heat of herbertsmithite single crystals in high magnetic fields (up to T) allows us to isolate the low-temperature kagome contribution while shifting aw…

cond-mat.str-el2020

Canted Antiferromagnetic Order in the Kagome Material Sr-Vesignieite

A. Verrier, F. Bert, J. -M. Parent +6

We report V NMR, SR and zero applied field Cu NMR measurements on powder samples of Sr-vesignieite, SrCuVO(OH), a nearly-kagome Heise…

cond-mat.str-el2019

The magnetic phase diagram of the frustrated spin chain compound linarite, PbCuSO(OH), as seen by neutron diffraction and H-NMR

L. Heinze, G. Bastien, B. Ryll +15

We report on a detailed neutron diffraction and H-NMR study on the frustrated spin-1/2 chain material linarite, PbCuSO(OH), where competing ferromagnetic nearest neighb…

cond-mat.str-el2013

Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interaction in vesignieite: A route to freezing in a quantum kagome antiferromagnet

A. Zorko, F. Bert, A. Ozarowski +4

We report an electron spin resonance investigation of the geometrically frustrated spin-1/2 kagome antiferromagnet vesignieite, BaCuVO(OH). Analysis of the line wid…

cond-mat.str-el2012

Quantum Tunneling in Half-Integer-Spin Kagome-Lattice Langasites

A. Zorko, F. Bert, P. Mendels +9

Employing the muon spin relaxation technique we evidence temperature independent magnetic fluctuations persisting down to the lowest temperatures in the samarium-based () ka…

cond-mat.str-el2016

Spin Liquid State in the 3D Frustrated Antiferromagnet PbCuTe2O6: NMR and muSR Studies

P. Khuntia, F. Bert, P. Mendels +7

PbCuTe2O6 is a rare example of a spin liquid candidate featuring a three dimensional magnetic lattice. Strong geometric frustration arises from the dominant antiferromagnetic inter…

cond-mat.str-el2015

Frozen State and Spin Liquid Physics in Na4Ir3O8: an NMR study

A. C. Shockley, F. Bert, J-C Orain +2

Na4Ir3O8 is a unique case of a hyperkagome 3D corner sharing triangular lattice which can be decorated with quantum spins. It has spurred a lot of theoretical interest as a spin li…

cond-mat.dis-nn2002

Phenomenes de vieillissement, rajeunissement et memoire: l'exemple des verres de spin

V. Dupuis, E. Vincent, F. Bert +3

The spin glasses are disordered and frustrated magnetic systems. They show aging phenomena which are also a characteristic feature of structural glasses, polymers, dielectrics, col…

cond-mat.str-el2026

Competing Ordering Modes in the Distorted Quantum Kagome Material Clinoatacamite CuCl(OH)

L. Stödter, C. Kastner, H. O. Jeschke +20

We have studied the magnetic properties of clinoatacamite CuCl(OH), the parent compound of the quantum spin liquid candidate herbertsmithite and a longstanding puzzle among…

cond-mat.str-el2025

Evidence for spin liquid behavior in the frustrated three-dimensional Heisenberg garnet NaCaCu(VO)

Y. Alexanian, R. Kumar, H. Zeroual +10

Three-dimensional quantum spin liquids have remained elusive, hindered by reduced quantum fluctuations from larger lattice connectivity inherent to high-dimensional systems. Here,…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2016

Magnetic ground state and spin fluctuations in MnGe chiral magnet as studied by Muon Spin Rotation

N. Martin, M. Deutsch, F. Bert +9

We have studied by muon spin resonance (μSR) the helical ground state and fluctuating chiral phase recently observed in the MnGe chiral magnet. At low temperature, the muon polari…

cond-mat.str-el2014

Spin dynamics and disorder effects in the S=1/2 kagome Heisenberg spin liquid phase of kapellasite

E. Kermarrec, A. Zorko, F. Bert +10

We report Cl NMR, ESR, SR and specific heat measurements on the frustrated kagomé magnet kapellasite, CuZn(OH)Cl, where a gapless spin liquid p…

cond-mat.str-el2015

Quenched crystal field disorder and magnetic liquid ground states in Tb2Sn2-xTixO7

B. D. Gaulin, E. Kermarrec, M. L. Dahlberg +11

Solid-solutions of the "soft" quantum spin ice pyrochlore magnets Tb2B2O7 with B=Ti and Sn display a novel magnetic ground state in the presence of strong B-site disorder, characte…

cond-mat.str-el2007

Low temperature magnetization of the S=1/2 kagome antiferromagnet ZnCu_3(OH)_6Cl_2

F. Bert, S. Nakamae, F. Ladieu +5

The dc-magnetization of the unique S=1/2 kagome antiferromagnet Herbertsmithite has been measured down to 0.1K. No sign of spin freezing is observed in agreement with former muSR a…

cond-mat.str-el2012

Magnetic behavior of Ba_{3}Cu_{3}Sc_{4}O_{12}

B. Koteswararao, A. V. Mahajan, F. Bert +8

The chain-like system Ba_{3}Cu_{3}Sc_4O_{12} has potentially interesting magnetic properties due to the presence of Cu^{2+} and a structure-suggested low-dimensionality. We present…