Electron-Nuclear Hyperfine Coupling in Quantum Kagome Antiferromagnets from First-Principles Calculation and a Reflection of the Defect Effect
arXiv:1903.05502 · doi:10.1016/j.scib.2019.08.028
Abstract
The discovery of ideal spin-1/2 kagome antiferromagnets Herbertsmithite and Zn-doped Barlowite represents a breakthrough in the quest for quantum spin liquids (QSLs), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy plays a prominent role in revealing the quantum paramagnetism in these compounds. However, interpretation of NMR data that is often masked by defects can be controversial. Here, we show that the most significant interaction strength for NMR, i.e. the hyperfine coupling (HFC) strength, can be reasonably reproduced by first-principles calculations for these proposed QSLs. Applying this method to a supercell containing Cu-Zn defects enables us to map out the variation and distribution of HFC at different nuclear sites. This predictive power is expected to bridge the missing link in the analysis of the low-temperature NMR data.
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