A new frustrated triangular lattice antiferromagnet Na_(2)BaNi(PO_(4))_(2) was synthesized by high temperature flux method.The two-dimensional triangular lattice is formed by the Ni^(2+)ions with S=1.Its magnetism is ...A new frustrated triangular lattice antiferromagnet Na_(2)BaNi(PO_(4))_(2) was synthesized by high temperature flux method.The two-dimensional triangular lattice is formed by the Ni^(2+)ions with S=1.Its magnetism is highly anisotropic with the Weiss constants θCW=6.615 K(H||c)and43.979 K(H⊥c).However,no magnetic ordering is present down to 0.3 K,reflecting strong geometric spin frustration.Our heat capacity measurements show substantial residual magnetic entropy existing below 0.3 K at zero field,implying the presence of low energy spin excitations.These results indicate that Na_(2)BaNi(PO_(4))_(2) is a potential spin liquid candidate with spin-1.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11804137)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,China(Grant Nos.ZR2020YQ03 and ZR2018BA026).
文摘A new frustrated triangular lattice antiferromagnet Na_(2)BaNi(PO_(4))_(2) was synthesized by high temperature flux method.The two-dimensional triangular lattice is formed by the Ni^(2+)ions with S=1.Its magnetism is highly anisotropic with the Weiss constants θCW=6.615 K(H||c)and43.979 K(H⊥c).However,no magnetic ordering is present down to 0.3 K,reflecting strong geometric spin frustration.Our heat capacity measurements show substantial residual magnetic entropy existing below 0.3 K at zero field,implying the presence of low energy spin excitations.These results indicate that Na_(2)BaNi(PO_(4))_(2) is a potential spin liquid candidate with spin-1.