Frustrated S = 1/2 Chains in One-Dimensional Correlated Metal Ti4MnBi2

Electronic correlations lead to heavy quasiparticles in three-dimensional metals, and their collapse can destabilize magnetic moments. It is an open question whether there is an analogous instability in one-dimensional (1D) systems, unanswered due to the lack of metallic spin chains. We report neutr...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2024-10
Main Authors: Li, X Y, Nocera, A, Foyevtsova, K, Sawatzky, G A, Oudah, M, Murai, N, Kofu, M, Matsuura, M, Tamatsukuri, H, Aronson, M C
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Language:English
Subjects:
Correlation
Critical point
Elementary excitations
Insulators
Magnetic moments
Neutron scattering
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Summary:Electronic correlations lead to heavy quasiparticles in three-dimensional metals, and their collapse can destabilize magnetic moments. It is an open question whether there is an analogous instability in one-dimensional (1D) systems, unanswered due to the lack of metallic spin chains. We report neutron scattering measurements and Density Matrix Renormalization Group calculations establishing spinons in the correlated metal Ti4MnBi2, confirming it is 1D. Ti4MnBi2 is inherently frustrated, forming near a quantum critical point separating two T = 0 phases of the J1-J2 XXZ model. The lack of magnetic order above 0.3 K results from these quantum critical fluctuations, potentially compounded by Kondo moment compensation. Ti4MnBi2 provides the first experimental evidence that 1D magnetism, previously the exclusive domain of insulators, persists in metallic systems with moderate correlations.
ISSN:2331-8422