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Dynamical scaling as a signature of multiple phase competition in Yb$_2$Ti$_2$O$_7$

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2022-11-17 v1

Abstract

Yb2Ti2O7\rm Yb_2Ti_2O_7 is a celebrated example of a pyrochlore magnet with highly-frustrated, anisotropic exchange interactions. To date, attention has largely focused on its unusual, static properties, many of which can be understood as coming from the competition between different types of magnetic order. Here we use inelastic neutron scattering with exceptionally high energy resolution to explore the dynamical properties of Yb2Ti2O7\rm Yb_2Ti_2O_7. We find that spin correlations exhibit dynamical scaling, analogous to behavior found near to a quantum critical point. We show that the observed scaling collapse can be explained within a phenomenological theory of multiple--phase competition, and confirm that a scaling collapse is also seen in semi--classical simulations of a microscopic model of Yb2Ti2O7\rm Yb_2Ti_2O_7. These results suggest a general picture for dynamics in systems with competing ground states.

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@article{arxiv.2202.11085,
  title  = {Dynamical scaling as a signature of multiple phase competition in Yb$_2$Ti$_2$O$_7$},
  author = {Allen Scheie and Owen Benton and Mathieu Taillefumier and Ludovic D. C. Jaubert and Gabriele Sala and Niina Jalarvo and Seyed M. Koohpayeh and Nic Shannon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.11085},
  year   = {2022}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures, 8 pages supplememtnal materials