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Frustrated Magnetism in Triangular Lattice TlYbS$_2$ Crystals Grown via Molten Flux

Materials Science 2020-03-10 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

The triangular lattice compound TlYbS2_2 was prepared as large single crystals via a molten flux growth technique using sodium chloride. Anisotropic magnetic susceptibility measurements down to 0.4 K indicate a complete absence of long-range magnetic order. Despite this lack of long-range order, short-range antiferromagnetic interactions are evidenced through broad transitions, suggesting frustrated behavior. Variable magnetic field measurements reveal metamagnetic behavior at temperatures less than 2 K. Complex low temperature field-tunable magnetic behavior, in addition to no observable long-range order down to 0.4 K, suggest that TlYbS2_2 is a frustrated magnet and a possible quantum spin liquid candidate.

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@article{arxiv.2003.03321,
  title  = {Frustrated Magnetism in Triangular Lattice TlYbS$_2$ Crystals Grown via Molten Flux},
  author = {Timothy Ferreira and Jie Xing and Liurukara D. Sanjeewa and Athena S. Sefat},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.03321},
  year   = {2020}
}

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16 pages, 8 figures