Shimizu Yasuhiro, Hiramatsu Takaaki, Maesato Mitsuhiko, Otsuka Akihiro, Yamochi Hideki, Ono Akihiro, Itoh Masayuki, Yoshida Makoto, Takigawa Masashi, Yoshida Yukihiro, Saito Gunzi
Department of Physics, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan.
Faculty of Agriculture, Meijo University, Tempaku-ku, Nagoya 468-8502, Japan.
Phys Rev Lett. 2016 Sep 2;117(10):107203. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.107203. Epub 2016 Aug 31.
The effects of pressure on a quantum spin liquid are investigated in an organic Mott insulator κ-(ET){2}Ag{2}(CN){3} with a spin-1/2 triangular lattice. The application of negative chemical pressure to κ-(ET){2}Cu_{2}(CN){3}, which is a well-known sister Mott insulator, allows for extensive tuning of antiferromagnetic exchange coupling, with J/k{B}=175-310 K, under hydrostatic pressure. Based on ^{13}C nuclear magnetic resonance measurements under pressure, we uncover universal scaling in the static and dynamic spin susceptibilities down to low temperatures ∼0.1k_{B}T/J. The persistent fluctuations and residual specific heat coefficient are consistent with the presence of gapless low-lying excitations. Our results thus demonstrate the fundamental finite-temperature properties of a quantum spin liquid in a wide parameter range.
在具有自旋为1/2三角晶格的有机莫特绝缘体κ-(ET)₂Ag₂(CN)₃中研究了压力对量子自旋液体的影响。对著名的姊妹莫特绝缘体κ-(ET)₂Cu₂(CN)₃施加负化学压力,在静水压力下可对反铁磁交换耦合进行广泛调节,其中J/k₈ = 175 - 310 K。基于压力下的¹³C核磁共振测量,我们发现了低至约0.1k₈T/J低温下静态和动态自旋磁化率的普遍标度关系。持续的涨落和残余比热容系数与无隙低能激发的存在相一致。因此,我们的结果证明了量子自旋液体在宽参数范围内的基本有限温度性质。