Sears, J;
Shen, Y;
Krogstad, MJ;
Miao, H;
Yan, Jiaqiang;
Kim, Subin;
He, W;
... Dean, MPM; + view all
(2023)
Stacking disorder in α−RuCl_{3} investigated via x-ray three-dimensional difference pair distribution function analysis.
Physical Review B
, 108
(14)
, Article 144419. 10.1103/physrevb.108.144419.
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Abstract
The van der Waals layered magnet α − RuCl_{3} offers tantalizing prospects for the realization of Majorana quasiparticles. Efforts to understand this are, however, hampered by inconsistent magnetic and thermal transport properties likely coming from the formation of structural disorder during crystal growth, postgrowth processing, or upon cooling through the first order structural transition. Here, we investigate structural disorder in α − RuCl_{3} using x-ray diffuse scattering and three-dimensional difference pair distribution function analysis. We develop a quantitative model that describes disorder in α − RuCl_{3} in terms of rotational twinning and intermixing of the high- and low-temperature structural layer stacking. This disorder may be important to consider when investigating the detailed magnetic and electronic properties of this widely studied material.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Stacking disorder in α−RuCl_{3} investigated via x-ray three-dimensional difference pair distribution function analysis |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1103/physrevb.108.144419 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.108.144419 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > London Centre for Nanotechnology |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10181466 |
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