Synthesis and characterization of single crystals of the spin-1/2 kagome-lattice antiferromagnets Zn[subscript x]Cu[subscript 4-x](OH)[subscript 6]Cl[subscript 2]
The Zn-paratacamite family, ZnxCu4-x(OH)6Cl2 for x [greater than or equal to]0.33, is an ideal system for studying spin-1/2 frustrated magnetism in the form of antiferromagnetic Cu2+ kagome planes. Here we report a new synthesis method by which high-quality millimeter-sized single crystals of Zn-par...
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| author | Han, Tianheng Helton, Joel S. Chu, Shaoyan Prodi, A. Singh, D. K. Mazzoli, C. Muller, Peter Nocera, Daniel G. Lee, Young S. |
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| author_facet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry Han, Tianheng Helton, Joel S. Chu, Shaoyan Prodi, A. Singh, D. K. Mazzoli, C. Muller, Peter Nocera, Daniel G. Lee, Young S. |
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| description | The Zn-paratacamite family, ZnxCu4-x(OH)6Cl2 for x [greater than or equal to]0.33, is an ideal system for studying spin-1/2 frustrated magnetism in the form of antiferromagnetic Cu2+ kagome planes. Here we report a new synthesis method by which high-quality millimeter-sized single crystals of Zn-paratacamite have been produced. These crystals have been characterized by metal analysis, x-ray diffraction, neutron diffraction, and thermodynamic measurements. The x=1 member of the series displays a magnetic susceptibility that is slightly anisotropic at high temperatures with χc>χab. Neutron and synchrotron x-ray diffraction experiments confirm the quality of these x=1 single crystals and indicate no obvious structural transition down to temperatures of T=2 K. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/658312022-09-30T18:45:21Z Synthesis and characterization of single crystals of the spin-1/2 kagome-lattice antiferromagnets Zn[subscript x]Cu[subscript 4-x](OH)[subscript 6]Cl[subscript 2] Synthesis and characterization of single crystals of the spin-1/2 kagome-lattice antiferromagnets ZnxCu4-x(OH)6Cl2 Han, Tianheng Helton, Joel S. Chu, Shaoyan Prodi, A. Singh, D. K. Mazzoli, C. Muller, Peter Nocera, Daniel G. Lee, Young S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Nocera, Daniel G. Han, Tianheng Helton, Joel S. Chu, Shaoyan Prodi, A. Muller, Peter Nocera, Daniel G. Lee, Young S. The Zn-paratacamite family, ZnxCu4-x(OH)6Cl2 for x [greater than or equal to]0.33, is an ideal system for studying spin-1/2 frustrated magnetism in the form of antiferromagnetic Cu2+ kagome planes. Here we report a new synthesis method by which high-quality millimeter-sized single crystals of Zn-paratacamite have been produced. These crystals have been characterized by metal analysis, x-ray diffraction, neutron diffraction, and thermodynamic measurements. The x=1 member of the series displays a magnetic susceptibility that is slightly anisotropic at high temperatures with χc>χab. Neutron and synchrotron x-ray diffraction experiments confirm the quality of these x=1 single crystals and indicate no obvious structural transition down to temperatures of T=2 K. United States. Dept. of Energy (Grant No. DE-FG02-07ER46134) National Science Foundation (U.S.) (Agreement No. DMR-0454672) 2011-09-14T14:59:16Z 2011-09-14T14:59:16Z 2011-03 2010-12 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65831 Han, T. et al. “Synthesis and characterization of single crystals of the spin-1/2 kagome-lattice antiferromagnets Zn_{x}Cu_{4-x}(OH)_{6}Cl_{2}.” Physical Review B 83 (2011). ©2011 American Physical Society. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4507-1115 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7022-8313 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.83.100402 Physical Review B Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf American Physical Society APS |
| spellingShingle | Han, Tianheng Helton, Joel S. Chu, Shaoyan Prodi, A. Singh, D. K. Mazzoli, C. Muller, Peter Nocera, Daniel G. Lee, Young S. Synthesis and characterization of single crystals of the spin-1/2 kagome-lattice antiferromagnets Zn[subscript x]Cu[subscript 4-x](OH)[subscript 6]Cl[subscript 2] |
| title | Synthesis and characterization of single crystals of the spin-1/2 kagome-lattice antiferromagnets Zn[subscript x]Cu[subscript 4-x](OH)[subscript 6]Cl[subscript 2] |
| title_full | Synthesis and characterization of single crystals of the spin-1/2 kagome-lattice antiferromagnets Zn[subscript x]Cu[subscript 4-x](OH)[subscript 6]Cl[subscript 2] |
| title_fullStr | Synthesis and characterization of single crystals of the spin-1/2 kagome-lattice antiferromagnets Zn[subscript x]Cu[subscript 4-x](OH)[subscript 6]Cl[subscript 2] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synthesis and characterization of single crystals of the spin-1/2 kagome-lattice antiferromagnets Zn[subscript x]Cu[subscript 4-x](OH)[subscript 6]Cl[subscript 2] |
| title_short | Synthesis and characterization of single crystals of the spin-1/2 kagome-lattice antiferromagnets Zn[subscript x]Cu[subscript 4-x](OH)[subscript 6]Cl[subscript 2] |
| title_sort | synthesis and characterization of single crystals of the spin 1 2 kagome lattice antiferromagnets zn subscript x cu subscript 4 x oh subscript 6 cl subscript 2 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65831 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4507-1115 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7022-8313 |
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