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Nanoscale freezing of the 2D spin liquid Pr$_{3}$Ga$_{5}$SiO$_{14}$

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2008-08-22 v1 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

In this letter, we report on the single crystal growth and physical characterization of the distorted kagom\'{e} system Pr3_3Ga5_5SiO14_{14}. It is found that at zero magnetic field the system shows no magnetic order down to 0.035 K and exhibits a T2T^{2} behavior for the specific heat at low temperatures, indicative of a gapless 2D spin liquid state. Application of an applied field induces nanoscale islands of ordered spins, with a concomitant reduction of the T2T^{2} specific heat term. This state could be a possible ferro-spin nematic ordering stabilized out of an unusual spin liquid state.

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@article{arxiv.0808.2819,
  title  = {Nanoscale freezing of the 2D spin liquid Pr$_{3}$Ga$_{5}$SiO$_{14}$},
  author = {H. D. Zhou and C. R. Wiebe and L. Balicas and Y. -J. Jo and Y. Takano and M. J. Case and Y. Qiu and J. R. D. Copley and J. S. Gardner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0808.2819},
  year   = {2008}
}

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4 pages, 4 figures. Submitted to Phys. Rev. Letters