Low-temperature spin dynamics and absence of magnetic order in layered $\alpha$-RuI${}_3$

Abstract

The triangular-lattice system $\alpha$-RuI${}_3$ is isostructural to the widely-studied $\alpha$-RuCl${}_3$ compound which was identified as a potential Kitaev system but exhibits, instead of spin liquid behaviour, a magnetically ordered zig-zag ground state which sets in below 14~K. Here we show experimentally that, in contrast, the spins in $\alpha$-RuI${}_3$ remain dynamic down to at least 50~mK. We study the spin dynamics using muon-spin relaxation methods and determine the presence of low-frequency fluctuations which are characteristic of a two-dimensional system.

5 pages, 5 figures

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