Stacking fault simulations of Kitaev spin liquid candidate alpha-RuCl3

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Abstract

The layers in the Kitaev spin liquid candidate alpha-RuCl3 are bonded via weak van der Waals forces. This has led to a wide range of observed space groups. In addition, the weakness of van der Waals forces also introduce stacking faults which turn out to play an important role for the magnetic properties of alpha-RuCl3 [1,2]. To better understand the microscopic nature of these stacking faults, we simulate neutron diffraction simulations within the supercell approximation.

[1] H. B. Cao et al, Phys. Rev. B 93, 134423 (2016), [2] T. Yokoi et al, Science 373, 568-572 (2021).

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Presenters

  • Tom Berlijn

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Authors

  • Tom Berlijn

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • John W Villanova

    • Middle Tennessee State University

  • Sai Mu

    • University of South Carolina
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, U.S.A.

  • Valentino R Cooper

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • David Steven Parker

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Lucas Lindsay

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Parul R Raghuvanshi

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Naomi Carbajal

    • University of Texas at El Paso