Magnetic order in single crystals of Na3Co2SbO6 with a honeycomb arrangement of 3d${}^7$ Co${}^{2+}$ ions

Abstract

We have synthesized single crystals of Na${}_3$Co${}_2$SbO${}_6$ and characterized the structure and magnetic order by measuring anisotropic magnetic properties, heat capacity, x-ray and neutron single crystal diffraction. Magnetic properties and specific heat of polycrystalline Na${}_3$Co${}_2$SbO${}_6$ were also measured for comparison. Na${}_3$Co${}_2$SbO${}_6$ crystallizes in a monoclinic structure (space group $C2/m$) with [Co${}_2$SbO${}_6$]${}^{3-}$ layers separated by Na${}^{+}$ ions. The temperature dependence of magnetic susceptibility shows significant anisotropic behavior in the whole temperature range 2\,K-350\,K investigated in this work. An effective moment of about 5.5\,${\mu }_B$/Co${}^{2+}$ from a Curie-Weiss fitting of the magnetic susceptibility is larger than the spin only value and signals significant orbital contribution. Na${}_3$Co${}_2$SbO${}_6$ single crystal undergoes a transition into a long-range antiferromagnetically ordered state below $T_N$=5\,K. Neutron single crystal diffraction confirmed the zigzag magnetic structure with a propagation vector k\,=\,(0.5, 0.5, 0). The ordered moment is found to be 0.9\,${\mu }_B$ at 4\,K and align along the crystallographic \textit{b}-axis. Density functional theory calculations suggest that the experimentally observed zigzag order is energetically competing with the Neel order. It is also found that the covalency between Co $d$ and O $p$ is quite strong and competes with the local spin-orbit coupling, suggesting a $J_{eff}$=1/2 ground state may not be realized in this compound.

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