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).
[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
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Tom Berlijn
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Authors
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Tom Berlijn
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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John W Villanova
Middle Tennessee State University
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Sai Mu
University of South Carolina, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, U.S.A.
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Valentino R Cooper
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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David Steven Parker
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Lucas Lindsay
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Parul R Raghuvanshi
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Naomi Carbajal
University of Texas at El Paso