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Emergent Random Spin Singlets in Disordered Spin-1/2 perovskite BaCu$_{1/3}$Ta$_{2/3}$O$_3$

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2026-01-27 v1

Abstract

We investigate the disordered perovskite BaCu1/3_{1/3}Ta2/3_{2/3}O3_3, where Cu (spin-1/2) and Ta randomly occupy a pseudo-cubic lattice. Synchrotron X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption spectroscopy establish the local nature of the disorder, revealing the presence of structurally constrained magnetic exchange paths. No magnetic ordering or spin freezing is observed down to 0.1 K. The low-temperature magnetic and thermodynamic behavior is captured by a broad but non-singular distribution P(J)P(J) of exchange couplings JJ. These results open the possibility of realizing a disordered quantum ground state where the exchange randomness is broad yet intrinsically bounded, departing from the conventional infinite-randomness fixed point driven random-singlet phase.

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@article{arxiv.2601.17455,
  title  = {Emergent Random Spin Singlets in Disordered Spin-1/2 perovskite BaCu$_{1/3}$Ta$_{2/3}$O$_3$},
  author = {Sagar Mahapatra and Francesco De Angelis and Dibyata Rout and Priyanshi Tiwari and Martin Etter and Edmund Welter and M. P. Saravanan and Rajeev Rawat and Satoshi Nishimoto and Carlo Meneghini and Surjeet Singh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.17455},
  year   = {2026}
}