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Classical spin liquid state in a rhombic lattice metal-organic framework

Sihua Feng1,§, Chao Wang1,§( ), Jiyin Zhao2, Xuguang Liu2, Chaocheng Liu1, Zeming Qi1, Lei Chen3, Huijuan Wang4, Minghui Fan2, Hengli Duan1( ), Wensheng Yan1( )
National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Experimental Center of Engineering and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

§ Sihua Feng and Chao Wang contributed equally to this work.

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The classical spin-liquid-like behavior has been confirmed in a geometrically frustrated antiferromagnetic Fe-metal-organic framework (Fe-MOF), in which Fe ions with S = 5/2 form a two-dimensional (2D) rhombic lattice. This research will endow 2D MOFs with great potential in geometrically frustrated systems, and will accelerate research into unconventional quantum phenomena.

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Discovering more and new geometrically frustrated systems remains an active point of inquiry in fundamental physics for the existence of unusual states of matter. Here, we report spin-liquid-like behavior in a two-dimensional (2D) rhombic lattice Fe-metal-organic framework (Fe-MOF) with frustrated antiferromagnetism. This Fe-MOF exhibits a high frustration factor f = |θCW|/TN ≥ 315, and its long-range magnetic order is suppressed down to 180 mK. Detailed theoretical calculations demonstrate strong antiferromagnetic coupling between adjacent Fe3+ ions, indicating the potential of a classical spin-liquid-like behavior. Notably, a T-linear heat capacity parameter, γ, originating from electronic contributions and with magnetic field independence up to 8 T, can be observed in the specific heat capacity measurements at low-temperature, providing further proof for the spin-liquid-like behavior. This work highlights the potential of MOF materials in geometrically frustrated systems, and will promote the research of exotic quantum physics phenomena.

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spin-liquid-like statetwo-dimensional metal-organic framework (2D MOF)rhombic latticeultralow temperature (ULT) measurementsspin-frustrated

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Nano Research
Volume 17 Issue 4,
April 2024
Pages 3407-3412
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-023-6036-9
Cite this article:
Feng S, Wang C, Zhao J, et al. Classical spin liquid state in a rhombic lattice metal-organic framework. Nano Research, 2024, 17(4): 3407-3412. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-6036-9
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Received: 19 June 2023
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