Field evolution of the magnetic structure and spin Hamiltonian in Cs${}_2$RuO${}_4$

Abstract

We report neutron diffraction under applied magnetic fields and complementary zero-field neutron spectroscopy measurements on Cs${}_2$RuO${}_4$. Previous work [S. D. Nabi et al., Phys. Rev. B 112, 134436 (2025)] identified a spin-flop-like transition accompanied by a quantum critical point within the ordered phase, attributed to strong frustration between alternating single-ion anisotropy planes. Here, we quantitatively confirm the predicted field evolution of the magnetic structure using neutron diffraction. Furthermore, analysis of the excitation spectrum within an SU(3) spin-wave framework resolves previously undetermined parameters of the minimal spin Hamiltonian and lifts the associated degeneracies.

9 pages, 8 figures