Publications (53)
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Fluctuating magnetism in Zn-doped averievite with well-separated kagome layers
G. Simutis, L. Suárez-GarcÃa, 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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Heat conduction in herbertsmithite: field dependence at the onset of the quantum spin liquid regime
Q. Barthélemy, Ã. 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…
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$_…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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-…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…