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First-Order Antiferromagnetic Transition and Novel Gapless Excitation in a 4f Zigzag Chain Compound YbCuS2

2022/01/19 by F. Hori, Hori, F., K. Kinjo +10
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Iron-based superconductors research #Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism #Rare-earth and actinide compounds #Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el) #cond-mat.str-el

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2201.07563

arxiv created 2022/01/19 · openalex publication_date 2022/01/19 · arxiv updated 2022/01/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We report on the 63/65Cu-nuclear magnetic resonance and nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) studies of trivalent Yb zigzag chain compound YbCuS2. Sharp NQR signals were observed in the paramagnetic (PM) state. Below TO = 0.95 K, the multi peaks induced by the internal magnetic fields arising from the antferromagnetic (AFM) ordered moments appear and coexist with the PM signal down to 0.85 K, evidencing the first-order AFM phase transition at TO. In addition, the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 abruptly decreases below TO and shows the T-linear behavior below 0.5 K. The significant large 1/T1T value strongly suggests the presence of the novel gapless spin excitation in low temperature region.

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