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Taking titanium for a spin

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Spin-1/2 kagome lattice antiferromagnets are geometrically frustrated materials poised to host yet-unobserved behaviours. Now, such a lattice has been prepared that shows no structural distortions and hosts its spin in the dxy orbital of d1 Ti3+ centres, rather than the more-widely investigated d9 Cu2+ ions.

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Fig. 1: The kagome lattice of S = 1/2 electron spins that gives rise to magnetic frustration.
Fig. 2: Structure of the titanium fluoride-based kagome lattice antiferromagnet.

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Collins, K.A., Freedman, D.E. Taking titanium for a spin. Nat. Chem. 12, 670–671 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-020-0512-6

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