Long Range Magnetic Ordering in Na2IrO3

We report a combined experimental and theoretical investigation of the magnetic structure of the honeycomb-lattice magnet Na{sub 2}IrO{sub 3}, a candidate for a realization of a gapless spin liquid. Using resonant x-ray magnetic scattering at the Ir L{sub 3} edge, we find three-dimensional long-rang...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics Condensed matter and materials physics, 2011-06, Vol.83 (22)
Hauptverfasser: Hill, J.P., Liu, X., Berlijn, T., Yin, W.-G., Ku, W., Tsvelik, A., Kim, Y.-J., Gretarsson, H., Singh, Y., Gegenwart, P.
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Zusammenfassung:We report a combined experimental and theoretical investigation of the magnetic structure of the honeycomb-lattice magnet Na{sub 2}IrO{sub 3}, a candidate for a realization of a gapless spin liquid. Using resonant x-ray magnetic scattering at the Ir L{sub 3} edge, we find three-dimensional long-range antiferromagnetic order below T{sub N} = 13.3 K. From the azimuthal dependence of the magnetic Bragg peak, the ordered moment is determined to be predominantly along the a axis. Combining the experimental data with first-principles calculations, we propose that the most likely spin structure is a zig-zag structure.
ISSN:1098-0121
1550-235X
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.83.220403