Abstract
Magnetic properties of an Yb-based semiconductor YbCuS2 with a zigzag chain of Yb3+ ions were studied. The Curie–Weiss behavior of the magnetic susceptibility χ(T) indicates antiferromagnetic interaction and an isolated Kramers doublet ground state with effective spin-1/2. Magnetic specific heat Cm/T exhibits a sharp peak at TO = 0.95 K, where the magnetic entropy is 20% of R ln 2, indicating strong magnetic fluctuations. In magnetic fields, TO is robust for B < 4 T, and it shifts to higher temperatures but reverses downward for B ≥ 7 T. Below TO, a magnetization plateau manifests itself at around 6 T which is followed by transitions at 9.1 and 15.6 T. The phase diagram suggests that nontrivial phases arise from magnetic frustration in the Yb zigzag chain.
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