Neutron scattering measurements on the pyrochlore magnet Ce2Zr2O7 reveal an unusual crystal field splitting of its lowest J = 5/2 multiplet, such that its ground state doublet is composed of mJ = ± 3/2, giving these doublets a dipole -octupole (DO) character with local Ising anisotropy. Its magnetic susceptibility shows weak antiferromagnetic correlations with θCW = -0.4(2) K, leading to a naive expectation of an All-In, All-Out ordered state at low temperatures. Instead our low energy inelastic neutron scattering measurements show a dynamic quantum spin ice state, with suppressed scattering near |Q| = 0, and no long range order at low temperatures. This is consistent with recent theory predicting symmetry enriched U(1) quantum spin liquids for such DO doublets decorating the pyrochlore lattice. Finally, we show that disorder, especially oxidation of powder samples, is important in Ce2Zr2O7 and could play an important role in the low temperature behaviour of this material.The rare-earth pyrochlore oxides R 2 B 2 O 7 , where R 3+ and B 4+ consist generally of rare earth and transitionmetal ions respectively, display a wealth of both exotic and conventional magnetic ground states. Their R 3+ ions decorate a network of corner-sharing tetrahedra, one of the archetypes for geometrical frustration in three dimensions. Due to strong crystal electric field (CEF) effects, the nature of the magnetic interactions in such materials are strongly influenced by their single-ion physics [1][2][3]. A naive theoretical description of the magnetic interactions in rare-earth pyrochlores is generally performed by introducing an ad hoc effective single-ion term in addition to Heisenberg exchange interactions. For example, Heisenberg antiferromagnetism with an effective Ising anisotropy leads to non-frustrated All-In, All-Out (AIAO) magnetic order, as seen in several heavy rare earth iridate pyrochlores [4,5] and illustrated in the insert to Fig.1(a). Heisenberg ferromagnetism and an effective Ising anisotropy give rise to a classical spin ice ground state [6], as seen in (Ho,Dy) 2 Ti 2 O 7 [7, 8] and illustrated as the 2I2O local structure in the inset to Fig.1(a). However, to capture all the physics that can arise at low temperatures, the magnetic interactions should be projected into pseudo-spin operators acting solely on the low energy CEF states [3,[9][10][11][12][13]. This procedure has been applied for example in the Yb 3+ [11,14,15] and Er 3+ [12, 16-18] XY pyrochlores where CEF effects give rise to effective S = 1/2 quantum degrees of freedom that interact via anisotropic exchange interactions.More recently, it has been realized that the precise composition of the ground state crystal field doublets in rare-earth pyrochlores is crucial in determining the form of the microscopic Hamiltonian, and in itself, diversifies the possibility of quantum magnetic states [3,19]. This has been appreciated for some time in the case of non-Kramers doublets, based on magnetic ions with an even number of electrons such as the 4f 2 configuratio...

We present muon spin rotation and relaxation (µSR) measurements as well as demagnetising field corrected magnetisation measurements on polycrystalline samples of the noncentrosymmetric superconductor BeAu. From µSR measurements in a transverse field, we determine that BeAu is a type-I superconductor with Hc = 256 Oe, amending the previous understanding of the compound as a type-II superconductor. To account for demagnetising effects in magnetisation measurements, we produce an ellipsoidal sample, for which a demagnetisation factor can be calculated. After correcting for demagnetising effects, our magnetisation results are in agreement with our µSR measurements. Using both types of measurements we construct a phase diagram from T = 30 mK to Tc ≈ 3.25 K. We then study the effect of hydrostatic pressure and find that 450 MPa decreases Tc by 34 mK, comparable to the change seen in type-I elemental superconductors Sn, In and Ta, suggesting BeAu is far from a quantum critical point accessible by the application of pressure. arXiv:1902.00073v1 [cond-mat.supr-con]

Rare earth garnets are an exciting playground for studying the exotic magnetic properties of the frustrated hyperkagome lattice. Here we present a comprehensive study of the single ion and collective magnetic properties of the garnet Er3Ga5O12. Using inelastic neutron scattering, we find a crystal field ground state doublet for Er 3+ with strong Ising anisotropy along local [100] axes. Magnetic susceptibility and heat capacity measurements provide evidence for long-range magnetic ordering with TN = 0.8 K, and no evidence for residual entropy is found when cooling through the ordering transition. Neutron powder diffraction reveals that the ground state spin configuration corresponds to the six-sublattice, Ising antiferromagnetic state (Γ3) common to many of the rare earth garnets. Our results indicate that Er3Ga5O12 is an excellent model system for studying the complex metamagnetism expected for a multi-axis antiferromagnet.

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We report a chemical substitution-induced ferromagnetic quantum critical point in polycrystalline Ni1−xRhx alloys. Through magnetization and muon spin relaxation measurements, we show that the ferromagnetic ordering temperature is suppressed continuously to zero at xcrit = 0.375 while the magnetic volume fraction remains 100% up to xcrit, pointing to a second order transition. Non-Fermi liquid behavior is observed close to xcrit, where the electronic specific heat C el /T diverges logarithmically, while immediately above xcrit the volume thermal expansion coefficient αV /T and the Grüneisen ratio Γ = αV /C el both diverge logarithmically in the low temperature limit, further indication of a ferromagnetic quantum critical point in Ni1−xRhx.