Antiferromagnetism and a Dimensional Crossover in the Model Quantum Magnet SrCu$_{2}$(BO$_{3}$)$_{2}$

ORAL

Abstract

SrCu$_{2}$(BO$_{3}$)$_{2}$ has corner-sharing Cu$^{2+}$ S=1/2 dimers lying on a square lattice, corresponding to the two-dimensional Shastry-Sutherland model. We conduct high resolution x-ray and neutron diffraction measurements as a function of pressure, tuning the ground state from a singlet ground state to long-range order. We report a change in crystal symmetry as a function of temperature for pressures above 4 GPa, linked to antiferromagnetism and the tilting of the dimers out of the plane. The inclusion of Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions in the Shastry-Sutherland Hamiltonian helps explain the experimental results.

Authors

  • Sara Haravifard

    The University of Chicago/Argonne National Laboratory

  • Arnab Banerjee

    Quantum Condensed Matter Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge TN 37830 USA, The University of Chicago/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Jasper van Wezel

    The University of Brsitol

  • D.M. Silevitch

    Univ of Chicago, the University of Chicago, The University of Chicago, University of Chicago

  • Antonio Moreira Dos Santos

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Jonathan Lang

    Argonne National Laboratory

  • Edwin Kermarrec

    McMaster University

  • George Srajer

    Argonne National Laboratory

  • Bruce Gaulin

    McMaster University

  • Hanna Dabkowska

    McMaster University

  • Thomas Rosenbaum

    Univ of Chicago, the University of Chicago, The University of Chicago