Pressure-induced structural dimerization in the hyperhoneycomb iridate $\beta$-Li${}_2$IrO${}_3$ at low temperatures

L. S. I. Veiga, K. Glazyrin, G. Fabbris +10

A pressure-induced collapse of magnetic ordering in $\beta$-Li${}_2$IrO${}_3$ at $P_m\sim 1.5-2$ GPa has previously been interpreted as evidence for possible emergence of spin liquid state…