%0 Journal Article
%T Re-entrance of Gapless Quantum Spin Liquids Observed in a Newly Synthesized Spin-1/2 Kagome Antiferromagnet $ZnCu_{3}(OH)_{6}SO_{4}$
%A Yuesheng Li
%A Bingying Pan
%A Shiyan Li
%A Wei Tong
%A Langsheng Ling
%A Zhaorong Yang
%A Junfeng Wang
%A Zhongjun Chen
%A Zhonghua Wu
%A Qingming Zhang
%J Physics
%D 2013
%I arXiv
%R 10.1088/1367-2630/16/9/093011
%X Quantum spin liquid (QSL) is a novel state of matter with exotic excitations and was theoretically predicted to be realized most possibly in an S=1/2 kagome antiferromagnet. Experimentally searching for the candidate materials is a big challenge in condensed matter physics and only two such candidates were reported so far. Here we report the successful synthesis of a new spin-1/2 kagome antiferromagnet ZnCu3(OH)6SO4. No magnetic ordering is observed down to 50 mK, despite a moderately high Weiss temperature of {\theta}W ~ -79 K. It strongly suggests that the material is a new QSL candidate. Most interestingly, the magnetic specific heat clearly exhibits linear behaviors in two low-temperature regions. Both behaviors exactly correspond to two temperature-independent susceptibilities. These consistently reveal a novel re-entrance phenomenon of gapless QSL state at the lowest temperatures. The findings provide new insights into QSL ground and excited states and will inspire new theoretical and experimental studies.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1310.2795v3