preprintPhysical Review LettersApr 17, 2024LVGREEN OA

Nonmagnetic Ground State in RuO 2 Revealed by Muon Spin Rotation

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Abstract

The magnetic ground state of single crystalline RuO_{2} was investigated by the muon spin rotation and relaxation (μSR) experiment. The spin precession signal due to the spontaneous internal magnetic field B_{loc}, which is expected in the magnetically ordered phase, was not observed in the temperature range 5-400 K. Muon sites were evaluated by first-principles calculations using dilute hydrogen simulating muon as pseudohydrogen, and B_{loc} was simulated for the antiferromagnetic structures with a Ru magnetic moment |m_{Ru}|≈0.05μ_{B} suggested from diffraction experiments. As a result, the possibility was ruled out that muons are localized at sites where B_{loc} accidentally cancels. Conversely, assuming…

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