Gapped spin-1/2 spinon excitations in a new kagome quantum spin liquid compound Cu${}_3$Zn(OH)${}_6$FBr

Abstract

We report a new kagome quantum spin liquid candidate Cu${}_3$Zn(OH)${}_6$FBr, which does not experience any phase transition down to 50 mK, more than three orders lower than the antiferromagnetic Curie-Weiss temperature ($\sim$ 200 K). A clear gap opening at low temperature is observed in the uniform spin susceptibility obtained from ${}^{19}$F nuclear magnetic resonance measurements. We observe the characteristic magnetic field dependence of the gap as expected for fractionalized spin-1/2 spinon excitations. Our experimental results provide firm evidence for spin fractionalization in a topologically ordered spin system, resembling charge fractionalization in the fractional quantum Hall state.

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