@article{e7a3b116f9ef47f3bcf899ee982fcd7c,
title = "Honeycomb-Structure RuI3, A New Quantum Material Related to α-RuCl3",
abstract = "The layered honeycomb lattice material α-RuCl3 has emerged as a prime candidate for displaying the Kitaev quantum spin liquid state, and as such has attracted much research interest. Here a new layered honeycomb lattice polymorph of RuI3, a material that is strongly chemically and structurally related to α-RuCl3 is described. The material is synthesized at moderately elevated pressures and is stable under ambient conditions. Preliminary characterization reveals that it is a metallic conductor, with the absence of long-range magnetic order down to 0.35 K and an unusually large T-linear contribution to the heat capacity. It is proposed that this phase, with a layered honeycomb lattice and strong spin–orbit coupling, provides a new route for the characterization of quantum materials.",
keywords = "Kitaev quantum spin liquids, high-pressure synthesis, honeycomb layers, ruthenium iodide, ruthenium trihalide",
author = "Danrui Ni and Xin Gui and Powderly, {Kelly M.} and Cava, {Robert J.}",
note = "Funding Information: This research was funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, EPiQS initiative, Grant No. GBMF‐9066. K.M.P. acknowledges the support of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship under Grant No. DGE‐1656466. The authors thank Prof. Weiwei Xie at Rutgers University for the use of her single‐crystal X‐ray diffractometer and acknowledge the use of Princeton's Imaging and Analysis Center, which was partially supported by the Princeton Center for Complex Materials, a NSF‐MRSEC program (No. DMR‐1420541). Funding Information: This research was funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, EPiQS initiative, Grant No. GBMF-9066. K.M.P. acknowledges the support of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship under Grant No. DGE-1656466. The authors thank Prof. Weiwei Xie at Rutgers University for the use of her single-crystal X-ray diffractometer and acknowledge the use of Princeton's Imaging and Analysis Center, which was partially supported by the Princeton Center for Complex Materials, a NSF-MRSEC program (No. DMR-1420541). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 Wiley-VCH GmbH",
year = "2022",
month = feb,
day = "17",
doi = "10.1002/adma.202106831",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "34",
journal = "Advanced Materials",
issn = "0935-9648",
publisher = "Wiley-VCH Verlag",
number = "7",
}