Spin correlations of quantum-spin-liquid and quadrupole-ordered states of Tb${}_{2+x}$Ti${}_{2-x}$O${}_{7+y}$

Abstract

Spin correlations of the frustrated pyrochlore oxide Tb${}_{2+x}$Ti${}_{2-x}$O${}_{7+y}$ have been investigated by using inelastic neutron scattering on single crystalline samples ($x=-0.007,0.000,$ and $0.003$), which have the putative quantum-spin-liquid (QSL) or electric-quadrupolar ground states. Spin correlations, which are notably observed in nominally elastic scattering, show short-ranged correlations around $L$ points [$q=(\frac{1}{2},\frac{1}{2},\frac{1}{2})$], tiny antiferromagnetic Bragg scattering at $L$ and $\Gamma$ points, and pinch-point type structures around $\Gamma$ points. The short-ranged spin correlations were analyzed using a random phase approximation (RPA) assuming the paramagnetic state and two-spin interactions among Ising spins. These analyses have shown that the RPA scattering intensity well reproduces the experimental data using temperature and $x$ dependent coupling constants of up to 10-th neighbor site pairs. This suggests that no symmetry breaking occurs in the QSL sample, and that a quantum treatment beyond the semi-classical RPA approach is required. Implications of the experimental data and the RPA analyses are discussed.

arXiv comment13 pages, 11 figures

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