Direct evidence of a zigzag spin chain structure in the honeycomb lattice: A neutron and x-ray diffraction investigation on single crystal $\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{a}}_2\mathrm{Ir}{\mathrm{O}}_3$

Feng Ye, Songxue Chi, Huibo Cao +6

We have combined single crystal neutron and x-ray diffractions to investigate the magnetic and crystal structures of the honeycomb lattice $\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{a}}_2\mathrm{Ir}{\mathrm{O}}_3$. The system orders magnet…