Absence of magnetic long range order in Ba${}_3$ZnRu${}_2$O${}_9$: A spin-liquid candidate in the $S=3/2$ dimer lattice

Ichiro Terasaki, Taichi Igarashi, Takayuki Nagai +12

We have discovered a novel candidate for a spin liquid state in a ruthenium oxide composed of dimers of $S=$ 3/2 spins of Ru${}^{5+}$,Ba${}_3$ZnRu${}_2$O${}_9$. This compound lacks a lon…