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Frustration induced dimensional reduction and coexistence of long and short-range magnetic order in NdCl3

  • Eli Zoghlin
  • Matthew B. Stone
  • Vasile O. Garlea
  • Matthias D. Frontzek
  • Andrew D. Christianson
  • Andrew F. May
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Abstract

The phenomenon of frustration greatly enriches the accessible physics of quantum magnets. With this in mind we study the magnetism of \NC using a combination of bulk properties measurements and neutron scattering techniques. The low-temperature heat capacity reveals two magnetic transitions at TN1 = 270 mK and TN2 = 180 mK. However, much of the magnetic entropy is released above TN1, manifesting as a broad peak centered at T* ≈ 450 mK. A similar broad peak is observed in the magnetic susceptibility, which possesses a clear anisotropy; this data can be well fit using a 1-dimensional XXZ model, yielding an antiferromagnetic nearest-neighbor exchange JNN = -0.962(2) K and exchange anisotropy close to the Ising limit. Single crystal elastic neutron scattering reveals highly anisotropic magnetic diffuse scattering above TN1, confirming that quasi-one-dimensional, short-range, antiferromagnetic order is the origin of the broad peak in the heat capacity and magnetic susceptibility. Magnetic Bragg peaks characterized by a k⃗ = ($0$ $0$ 1/2) propagation vector emerge below TN1. Interestingly, the magnetic diffuse scattering persists for TN2 < T < TN1, indicating a regime of coexisting short and long-range order. The magnetic Bragg peaks exhibit an additional increase in intensity below TN2 with no change in k⃗. Concomitantly, the diffuse scattering disappears indicating the attainment of full long-range order. While the precise nature of the ordered magnetic ground state remains unresolved, the observed magnetic scattering indicates predominate c-axis moments with a small ab-plane component. We propose that the quasi-one-dimensional behavior and the coexistence of short and long-range order are driven by frustration of exchange interactions with significant anisotropy.

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@misc{zoghlin2026frustration,
  title = {{Frustration induced dimensional reduction and coexistence of long and short-range magnetic order in NdCl$_3$}},
  author = {Eli Zoghlin and Matthew B. Stone and Vasile O. Garlea and Matthias D. Frontzek and Andrew D. Christianson and Andrew F. May},
  howpublished = {arXiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2607.17995},
  eprint = {2607.17995},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.17995},
}
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TY  - UNPB
TI  - Frustration induced dimensional reduction and coexistence of long and short-range magnetic order in NdCl_3
AU  - Eli Zoghlin
AU  - Matthew B. Stone
AU  - Vasile O. Garlea
AU  - Matthias D. Frontzek
AU  - Andrew D. Christianson
AU  - Andrew F. May
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/08
PB  - arXiv
DO  - 10.48550/arxiv.2607.17995
UR  - https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.17995
AB  - The phenomenon of frustration greatly enriches the accessible physics of quantum magnets. With this in mind we study the magnetism of \NC using a combination of bulk properties measurements and neutron scattering techniques. The low-temperature heat capacity reveals two magnetic transitions at T_N1 = 270 mK and T_N2 = 180 mK. However, much of the magnetic entropy is released above T_N1, manifesting as a broad peak centered at T^* ≈ 450 mK. A similar broad peak is observed in the magnetic susceptibility, which possesses a clear anisotropy; this data can be well fit using a 1-dimensional XXZ model, yielding an antiferromagnetic nearest-neighbor exchange J_NN = -0.962(2) K and exchange anisotropy close to the Ising limit. Single crystal elastic neutron scattering reveals highly anisotropic magnetic diffuse scattering above T_N1, confirming that quasi-one-dimensional, short-range, antiferromagnetic order is the origin of the broad peak in the heat capacity and magnetic susceptibility. Magnetic Bragg peaks characterized by a k⃗ = ($0$ $0$ 1/2) propagation vector emerge below T_N1. Interestingly, the magnetic diffuse scattering persists for T_N2 < T < T_N1, indicating a regime of coexisting short and long-range order. The magnetic Bragg peaks exhibit an additional increase in intensity below T_N2 with no change in k⃗. Concomitantly, the diffuse scattering disappears indicating the attainment of full long-range order. While the precise nature of the ordered magnetic ground state remains unresolved, the observed magnetic scattering indicates predominate c-axis moments with a small ab-plane component. We propose that the quasi-one-dimensional behavior and the coexistence of short and long-range order are driven by frustration of exchange interactions with significant anisotropy.
ER  -