Frustrated Heisenberg $J_1-J_2$ model within the stretched diamond lattice of LiYbO2

Abstract

We investigate the magnetic properties of LiYbO${}_2$, containing a three-dimensionally frustrated, diamond-like lattice via neutron scattering, magnetization, and heat capacity measurements. The stretched diamond network of Yb${}^{3+}$ ions in LiYbO${}_2$ enters a long-range incommensurate, helical state with an ordering wave vector $\mathbf{k}=(0.384,\pm 0.384,0)$ that "locks-in" to a commensurate $\mathbf{k}=(1/3,\pm 1/3,0)$ phase under the application of a magnetic field. The spiral magnetic ground state of LiYbO${}_2$ can be understood in the framework of a Heisenberg $J_1-J_2$ Hamiltonian on a stretched diamond lattice, where the propagation vector of the spiral is uniquely determined by the ratio of $J_2/|J_1|$. The pure Heisenberg model, however, fails to account for the relative phasing between the Yb moments on the two sites of the bipartite lattice, and this detail as well as the presence of an intermediate, partially disordered, magnetic state below 1 K suggests interactions beyond the classical Heisenberg description of this material.

arXiv comment17 pages, 11 figures

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