Optical detection of bond-dependent and frustrated spin in the two-dimensional cobalt-based honeycomb antiferromagnet Cu3Co2SbO6

Optical detection of bond-dependent and frustrated spin in the two-dimensional cobalt-based honeycomb antiferromagnet Cu3Co2SbO6

Abstract Two-dimensional honeycomb antiferromagnets are promising materials class for realizing Kitaev quantum spin liquids. The signature of these materials includes anisotropic bond-dependent magnetic responses and persistent fluctuations in paramagnetic regime. Here, we propose Cu3Co2SbO6 heteros...

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Main Authors: Baekjune Kang, Uksam Choi, Taek Sun Jung, Seunghyeon Noh, Gye-Hyeon Kim, Uihyeon Seo, Miju Park, Jin-Hyun Choi, Min Jae Kim, GwangCheol Ji, Sehwan Song, Hyesung Jo, Seokjo Hong, Nguyen Xuan Duong, Subhasis Samanta, Heung-Sik Kim, Tae Heon Kim, Yongsoo Yang, Sungkyun Park, Jong Mok Ok, Jung-Woo Yoo, Jae Hoon Kim, Changhee Sohn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56652-w
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Summary:Abstract Two-dimensional honeycomb antiferromagnets are promising materials class for realizing Kitaev quantum spin liquids. The signature of these materials includes anisotropic bond-dependent magnetic responses and persistent fluctuations in paramagnetic regime. Here, we propose Cu3Co2SbO6 heterostructures as an intriguing candidate, wherein bond-dependent and frustrated spins interact with optical excitons. First-principles spin Hamiltonian calculations and in-plane anisotropic critical fields suggest strong frustration and dominant Kitaev exchange interactions. Optical spectroscopy reveals exciton coupled to frustrated magnetism, enabling optical detection of spin states. Spin-exciton coupling displays anisotropic responses to light polarization along the bond-parallel and the bond-perpendicular directions, highlighting Kitaev interactions and persistent short-range spin correlations above twice the Néel temperatures. The robustness of short-range spin fluctuations under magnetic fields underscores the stability of the spin-fluctuation region. Our results establish Cu3Co2SbO6 as an attractive candidate for exploring quantum spin liquid, where the spin Hamiltonian and quasiparticle excitations can be probed and potentially controlled by light.
ISSN:2041-1723

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