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SrCu(OH)$_3$Cl, an isolated equilateral triangle spin S=1/2 model system

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We have investigated the magnetic ground state properties of the quantum spin trimer compound strontium hydroxy copper chloride SrCu(OH)$_3$Cl using bulk magnetization, specific heat measurements, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. SrCu(OH)$_3$Cl consists of layers with isolated Cu$^{2+}$ triangles and hence provides an opportunity to understand the magnetic ground state of an isolated system of S = 1/2 arranged on an equilateral triangle. Although magnetization measurements do not exhibit a phase transition to a long-range ordered state down to T = 2 K, they reveal the characteristic behavior of isolated trimers with an exchange of J = 154 K. The Curie-Weiss behavior changes around 50–80 K, as is also seen in the NMR spin-lattice relaxation rate. In zero magnetic field, our specific heat data establish a second-order phase transition to an antiferromagnetic ground state below T= 1.2 K. We have drawn a magnetic field-temperature (H-T ) phase diagram based on the specific heat measurements. The ESR data show divergence of the linewidth at lower temperatures, which precedes the phase transition to an antiferromagnetic long-range ordered state with unconventional critical exponents. The temperature variation of the g-factor further confirms the antiferromagnetic phase transition and reflects the underlying magnetocrystalline anisotropy of the compound.
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hal-04639528 , version 1 (09-07-2024)

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Sudip Pal, Petr Doležal, Scott A Strøm, Sylvain Bertaina, Andrej Pustogow, et al.. SrCu(OH)$_3$Cl, an isolated equilateral triangle spin S=1/2 model system. Physical Review Research, 2024, 6 (3), pp.0303027. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.033027⟩. ⟨hal-04639528⟩
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