Molecular diamond lattice antiferromagnet as a Dirac semimetal candidate

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关键词: BAND ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURES;    SPIN-LIQUID;    DISORDER;    CRYSTAL;    AG(CN)2;    SALTS;    ORDER;   

DOI  :  10.1103/PhysRevB.99.174417

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

The ground state of a molecular diamond lattice compound (ET)Ag-4(CN)(5) is investigated by magnetization and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. We found that the material exhibits a Mott-insulating ground state with antiferromagnetic long-range ordering at 102 K. The ordered moment shows weak ferromagnetism with a tiny canting angle. The spin susceptibility is well fitted into the diamond lattice Heisenberg model with a nearest-neighbor exchange coupling of 230 K, indicating the less frustrated interactions. The transition temperature elevates up to similar to 195 K by applying pressure of 2 GPa, which records the highest temperature among organic molecular magnets. The first-principles band calculation without electron correlations suggests that the system is accessible to a three-dimensional topological semimetal with nodal Dirac lines, which has been anticipated on a half-filling diamond lattice.

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