We report thermodynamic and neutron scattering measurements of the triangular-lattice quantum Ising magnet TmMgGaO_(4)in longitudinal magnetic fields.Our experiments reveal a quasi-plateau state induced by quantum flu...We report thermodynamic and neutron scattering measurements of the triangular-lattice quantum Ising magnet TmMgGaO_(4)in longitudinal magnetic fields.Our experiments reveal a quasi-plateau state induced by quantum fluctuations.This state exhibits an unconventional non-monotonic field and temperature dependence of the magnetic order and excitation gap.In the high field regime where the quantum fluctuations are largely suppressed,we observed a disordered state with coherent magnon-like excitations despite the suppression of the spin excitation intensity.Through detailed semi-classical calculations,we are able to understand these behaviors quantitatively from the subtle competition between quantum fluctuations and frustrated Ising interactions.展开更多
After several decades of studies of high-temperature superconductivity,there is no compelling theory for the mechanism yet;however,the spin fluctuations have been widely believed to play a crucial role in forming the ...After several decades of studies of high-temperature superconductivity,there is no compelling theory for the mechanism yet;however,the spin fluctuations have been widely believed to play a crucial role in forming the superconducting Cooper pairs.The recent discovery of high-temperature superconductivity near 80 K in the bilayer nickelate La_(3)Ni_(2)O_(7)under pressure provides a new platform to elucidate the origins of high-temperature superconductivity.We perform elastic and inelastic neutron scattering studies on a polycrystalline sample of La_(3)Ni_(2)O_(7-δ)at ambient pressure.No magnetic order can be identified down to 10 K.The absence of long-range magnetic order in neutron diffraction measurements may be ascribed to the smallness of the magnetic moment.However,we observe a weak flat spin-fluctuation signal in the inelastic scattering spectra at~45 meV.The observed spin excitations could be interpreted as a result of strong interlayer and weak intralayer magnetic couplings for stripe-type antiferromagnetic orders.Our results provide crucial information on the spin dynamics and are thus important for understanding the superconductivity in La_(3)Ni_(2)O_(7).展开更多
基金supported by the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(2017–01-07–00-07-E00018)the National Key R&D Program of the MOST of China(2016YFA0300203,2016YFA0300500,2016YFA0301001,and 2018YFE0103200)+6 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11874119)Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project(2019SHZDZX04)the Hong Kong Research Grants Council(17303819 and 17306520)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11875265)the Scientific Instrument Developing Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(3He based neutron polarization devices)the Institute of High Energy Physicsthe Chinese Academy of Sciences。
文摘We report thermodynamic and neutron scattering measurements of the triangular-lattice quantum Ising magnet TmMgGaO_(4)in longitudinal magnetic fields.Our experiments reveal a quasi-plateau state induced by quantum fluctuations.This state exhibits an unconventional non-monotonic field and temperature dependence of the magnetic order and excitation gap.In the high field regime where the quantum fluctuations are largely suppressed,we observed a disordered state with coherent magnon-like excitations despite the suppression of the spin excitation intensity.Through detailed semi-classical calculations,we are able to understand these behaviors quantitatively from the subtle competition between quantum fluctuations and frustrated Ising interactions.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFA1406500,2023YFA1406000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12304187,12174454,U21301001)+5 种基金the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Funds(2024B1515020040,2024A1515030030,2022A1515011618)Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Research Funds(202201011123,2024A04J4024,2024A04J6417)Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(RCYX20231211090245050)Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Physics and Devices(2022B1212010008)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,Sun Yat-sen University(23qnpy57)the open research fund of Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory(2023SLABFN30)。
文摘After several decades of studies of high-temperature superconductivity,there is no compelling theory for the mechanism yet;however,the spin fluctuations have been widely believed to play a crucial role in forming the superconducting Cooper pairs.The recent discovery of high-temperature superconductivity near 80 K in the bilayer nickelate La_(3)Ni_(2)O_(7)under pressure provides a new platform to elucidate the origins of high-temperature superconductivity.We perform elastic and inelastic neutron scattering studies on a polycrystalline sample of La_(3)Ni_(2)O_(7-δ)at ambient pressure.No magnetic order can be identified down to 10 K.The absence of long-range magnetic order in neutron diffraction measurements may be ascribed to the smallness of the magnetic moment.However,we observe a weak flat spin-fluctuation signal in the inelastic scattering spectra at~45 meV.The observed spin excitations could be interpreted as a result of strong interlayer and weak intralayer magnetic couplings for stripe-type antiferromagnetic orders.Our results provide crucial information on the spin dynamics and are thus important for understanding the superconductivity in La_(3)Ni_(2)O_(7).
