Spin-glass state and reversed magnetic anisotropy induced by Cr doping in the Kitaev magnet $\alpha$-RuCl${}_3$

Abstract

Magnetic properties of the substitution series Ru${}_{1-x}$Cr${}_x$Cl${}_3$ were investigated to determine the evolution from the anisotropic Kitaev magnet $\alpha$-RuCl${}_3$ with $J_{\mathrm{eff}}=1/2$ magnetic Ru${}^{3+}$ ions to the isotropic Heisenberg magnet CrCl${}_3$ with $S=3/2$ magnetic Cr${}^{3+}$ ions. Magnetization measurements on single crystals revealed a reversal of the magnetic anisotropy under doping, which we argue to arise from the competition between anisotropic Kitaev and off-diagonal interactions on the Ru-Ru links and approximately isotropic Cr-Ru and isotropic Cr-Cr interactions. In addition, combined magnetization, ac susceptibility and specific-heat measurements clearly show the destabilization of the long-range magnetic order of $\alpha$-RuCl${}_3$ in favor of a spin-glass state of Ru${}_{1-x}$Cr${}_x$Cl${}_3$ for a low doping of $x\backsimeq 0.1$. The corresponding freezing temperature as a function of Cr content shows a broad maximum around $x\backsimeq 0.45$.

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