Absence of Magnetic Thermal Conductivity in the Quantum Spin Liquid Candidate

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Absence of Magnetic Thermal Conductivity in the Quantum Spin Liquid Candidate

J. M. Ni, B. L. Pan, B. Q. Song, Y. Y. Huang, J. Y. Zeng, Y. J. Yu, E. J. Cheng, L. S. Wang, D. Z. Dai, R. Kato, S. Y. Li

New measurements show the huge residual linear term 𝜅 $0$ / $T$ in the thermal conductivity of EtMe $3$ Sb[Pd(dmit) $2$ ] $2$ is due entirely to phonons, calling into question the view that the compound is a gapless quantum spin liquid.

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 247204] Published Tue Dec 10, 2019

Publisher URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.247204

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.247204

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