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Quantum spin-liquid states in an organic magnetic layer and molecular rotor hybrid

Szirmai, Peter  
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Meziere, Cecile
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Bastien, Guillaume
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November 24, 2020
Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America (PNAS)

The exotic properties of quantum spin liquids (QSLs) have continually been of interest since Anderson's 1973 ground-breaking idea. Geometrical frustration, quantum fluctuations, and low dimensionality are the most often evoked material's characteristics that favor the long-range fluctuating spin state without freezing into an ordered magnet or a spin glass at low temperatures. Among the few known QSL candidates, organic crystals have the advantage of having rich chemistry capable of finely tuning their microscopic parameters. Here, we demonstrate the emergence of a QSL state in EDT-TTF-CONH2(+)[BABCO(-)] (EDT-BCO), where the EDT molecules with spin-1/2 on a triangular lattice form layers which are separated by a sublattice of BCO molecular rotors. By several magnetic measurements, we show that the subtle random potential of frozen BCO Brownian rotors suppresses magnetic order down to the lowest temperatures. Our study identifies the relevance of disorder in the stabilization of QSLs.

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DOI
10.1073/pnas.2000188117
Web of Science ID

WOS:000593967200019

Author(s)
Szirmai, Peter  
Meziere, Cecile
Bastien, Guillaume
Wzietek, Pawel
Batail, Patrick
Martino, Edoardo  
Mantulnikovs, Konstantins  
Pisoni, Andrea  
Riedl, Kira
Cottrell, Stephen
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Date Issued

2020-11-24

Publisher

National Academy of Sciences

Published in
Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America (PNAS)
Volume

117

Issue

47

Start page

29555

End page

29560

Subjects

Multidisciplinary Sciences

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Science & Technology - Other Topics

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quantum spin liquid

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qsl

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molecular rotor

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triangular lattice

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quenched randomness

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esr

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exchange

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order

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program

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phases

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motion

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