doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.110.054443engGe, HanLi, TiantianNikitin, Stanislav E.Zhao, NanLi, FangliBu, HuanpengYuan, JiayueChen, JianFu, YingYang, JiongWang, LeMiao, PingZhang, QiangPuente-Orench, InésPodlesnyak, AndreySheng, JiemingWu, LiusuoMagnetic structure and Ising-like antiferromagnetism in the bilayer triangular lattice compound NdZnPOART-2024-140313The complex interplay of spin frustration and quantum fluctuations in low-dimensional quantum materials leads to a variety of intriguing phenomena. This research focuses on a detailed analysis of the magnetic behavior exhibited by NdZnPO, a bilayer spin-1/2 triangular lattice antiferromagnet. The investigation employs magnetization, specific heat, and powder neutron scattering measurements. At zero field, a long-range magnetic order is observed at TN = 1.64 K. Powder neutron diffraction experiments show the Ising-like magnetic moments along the c axis, revealing a stripelike magnetic structure with magnetic propagation vector (1/2, 0, 1/2). Application of a magnetic field along the c axis suppresses the antiferromagnetic order, leading to a fully polarized ferromagnetic state above Bc= 4.5 T. This transition is accompanied by notable enhancements in the nuclear Schottky contribution. Moreover, the absence of spin frustration and expected field-induced plateaulike phases are remarkable observations. Detailed calculations of magnetic dipolar interactions revealed complex couplings reminiscent of a honeycomb lattice, suggesting the potential emergence of Kitaev-like physics within this system. This comprehensive study of the magnetic properties of NdZnPO highlights unresolved intricacies, underscoring the imperative for further exploration to unveil the underlying governing mechanisms.2024http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/14544510.1103/PhysRevB.110.054443http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/145445oai:zaguan.unizar.es:145445Physical Review B 110, 5 (2024), 054443 [11 pp.]All rights reservedhttp://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess