Heat conduction in herbertsmithite: Field dependence at the onset of the quantum spin liquid regime

Barthélemy, Quentin; Lefrançois, Étienne; Baglo, Jordan; Bourgeois-Hope, Patrick; Chatterjee, Dipranjan; Lefloïc, Pierre; Velázquez, M.; Balédent, V.; Bernu, B.; Doiron-Leyraud, N.; Bert, F.; Mendels, P.; Taillefer, Louis

doi:10.1103/physrevb.107.054434

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“…Thus, the κ(T)/T curves at highest in-plane field are token as the phonon thermal conductivity κ ph /T(T) free scattering off magnetic fluctuations. We are aware that α < 2 is quite common among frustrated magnet systems 17,32,33 , and α ≈ 1.5 is especially frequently observed.…”

Section: Results and Discussion κ/T(t) In Fixed Magnet Fieldsmentioning

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Phonon thermal transport shaped by strong spin-phonon scattering in a Kitaev material Na2Co2TeO6

Hong,

Gillig,

Yao

et al. 2024

npj Quantum Mater.

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The report of a half-quantized thermal Hall effect and oscillatory structures in the magnetothermal conductivity in the Kitaev material α-RuCl3 have sparked a strong debate on whether it is generated by Majorana fermion edge currents, spinon Fermi surface, or whether other more conventional mechanisms are at its origin. Here, we report low temperature thermal conductivity (κ) of another candidate Kitaev material, Na2Co2TeO6. The application of a magnetic field (B) along different principal axes of the crystal reveals a strong directional-dependent B impact on κ, while no evidence for mobile quasiparticles except phonons can be concluded at any field. Instead, severely scattered phonon transport prevails across the B−T phase diagram, revealing cascades of phase transitions for all B directions. Our results thus cast doubt on recent proposals for significant itinerant magnetic excitations in Na2Co2TeO6, and emphasize the importance of discriminating true spin liquid transport properties from scattered phonons in candidate materials.

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Section: Results and Discussion κ/T(t) In Fixed Magnet Fieldsmentioning

confidence: 99%