Ground state and low-temperature magnetism of the quasi-two-dimensional honeycomb compound InCu${}_{2/3}$V${}_{1/3}$O${}_3$

Abstract

We report a combined ${}^{115}$In NQR, ${}^{51}$V NMR and $\mu$SR spectroscopic study of the low-temperature magnetic properties of InCu${}_{2/3}$V${}_{1/3}$O${}_3$, a quasi-two dimensional (2D) compound comprising in the spin sector a honeycomb lattice of antiferromagnetically coupled spins $S=1/2$ associated with Cu${}^{2+}$ ions. Despite substantial experimental and theoretical efforts, the ground state of this material was has not been ultimately identified. In particular, two characteristic temperatures of about $\sim 40$ K and $\sim 20$ K manifesting themselves as anomalies in different magnetic measurements are discussed controversially. A combined analysis of the experimental data complemented with theoretical calculations of exchange constants enabled us to identify below 39 K an ``intermediate'' quasi-2D static spin state. This spin state is characterized by a staggered magnetization with a temperature evolution that agrees with the predictions for the 2D XY model. We observe that this state gradually transforms at 15 K into a fully developed 3D antiferromagnetic Néel state. We ascribe such an extended quasi-2D static regime to an effective magnetic decoupling of the honeycomb planes due to a strong frustration of the interlayer exchange interactions which inhibits long-range spin-spin correlations across the planes. Interestingly, we find indications of the topological Berezinsky-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition in the quasi-2D static state of the honeycomb spin-1/2 planes of InCu${}_{2/3}$V${}_{1/3}$O${}_3$.

arXiv comment16 pages, 19 figures

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