Effective spin- 12 scalar chiral order on kagome lattices in Nd3Sb3Mg2 O14

A. Scheie, M. Sanders, J. Krizan, Y. Qiu, R. J. Cava, C. Broholm

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Abstract

We introduce Nd3Sb3Mg2O14 with ideal kagome lattices of neodymium ions in ABC stacking. Thermodynamic measurements show a Curie-Weiss temperature of ΘCW=-0.12 K, a Nd3+ spin-12 Kramers doublet ground state, and a second-order phase transition at TN=0.56(2) K. Neutron scattering reveals noncoplanar scalar chiral k=0 magnetic order with a correlation length exceeding 400Å=55a and an ordered moment of 1.79(5)μB. This order includes a canted ferromagnetic component perpendicular to the kagome planes favored by Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number180407
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume93
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - May 20 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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