Table 3 Experimental and theoretical comparison.

From: Realization of two-sublattice exchange physics in the triangular lattice compound Ba3Er(BO3)3

Model: Ba-Er-B-O

2a levels (meV): E1 = 4.390, E2 = 12.43, E3 = 22.79, E4 = 34.54, E5 = 49.44, E6 = 55.93, E7 = 57.67

4b levels (meV): E1 = 4.458, E2 = 12.59, E3 = 22.95, E4 = 34.63, E5 = 49.51, E6 = 55.71, E7 = 57.41

Position

\({B}_{2}^{0}\)

\({B}_{4}^{0}\)

\({B}_{4}^{3}\)

\({B}_{4}^{-3}\)

\({B}_{6}^{0}\)

\({B}_{6}^{3}\)

\({B}_{6}^{-3}\)

\({B}_{6}^{6}\)

\({B}_{6}^{-6}\)

2a

0.293

−0.000572

0.0146

0

8.30 × 10−7

0.0000320

0

9.91 × 10−6

0

4b

0.288

−0.000578

0.0149

−0.00105

9.26 × 10−7

0.0000313

−2.11 × 10−6

0.0000103

−1.45 × 10−6

Model: O-only

2a levels (meV): E1 = 0.2322, E2 = 6.977, E3 = 7.440, E4 = 9.200, E5 = 32.44, E6 = 32.53, E7 = 33.10

4b levels (meV): E1 = 1.156, E2 = 7.748, E3 = 7.973, E4 = 9.796, E5 = 33.35, E6 = 33.50, E7 = 33.94

Position

\({B}_{2}^{0}\)

\({B}_{4}^{0}\)

\({B}_{4}^{3}\)

\({B}_{4}^{-3}\)

\({B}_{6}^{0}\)

\({B}_{6}^{3}\)

\({B}_{6}^{-3}\)

\({B}_{6}^{6}\)

\({B}_{6}^{-6}\)

2a

0.0190

−0.000688

0.0187

0

1.23 × 10−6

0.0000350

0

0.0000150

0

4b

0.00511

−0.000696

0.0190

−0.00126

1.34 × 10−6

0.0000343

−2.36 × 10−6

0.0000154

−2.03 × 10−6

Model: O-only, with radial factor γ = 1.1

2a levels (meV): E1 = 0.7997, E2 = 9.299, E3 = 9.832, E4 = 11.39, E5 = 42.19, E6 = 42.70, E7 = 43.42

4b levels (meV): E1 = 1.818, E2 = 10.22, E3 = 10.53, E4 = 12.08, E5 = 43.31, E6 = 43.90, E7 = 44.49

Position

\({B}_{2}^{0}\)

\({B}_{4}^{0}\)

\({B}_{4}^{3}\)

\({B}_{4}^{-3}\)

\({B}_{6}^{0}\)

\({B}_{6}^{3}\)

\({B}_{6}^{-3}\)

\({B}_{6}^{6}\)

\({B}_{6}^{-6}\)

2a

0.0215

−0.000893

0.0243

0

1.80 × 10−6

0.0000512

0

0.0000220

0

4b

0.00579

−0.000904

0.0246

−0.00163

1.96 × 10−6

0.0000502

−3.46 × 10−6

0.0000226

−2.96 × 10−6

Direct fit to neutron data

2a levels (meV): E1 = 0.850, E2 = 9.70, E3 = 10.91, E4 = 12.55, E5 = 45.11, E6 = 45.48, E7 = 46.34

4b levels (meV): E1 = 1.850, E2 = 10.25, E3 = 12.50, E4 = 13.32, E5 = 48.22, E6 = 49.65, E7 = 50.39

Position

\({B}_{2}^{0}\)

\({B}_{4}^{0}\)

\({B}_{4}^{3}\)

\({B}_{4}^{-3}\)

\({B}_{6}^{0}\)

\({B}_{6}^{3}\)

\({B}_{6}^{-3}\)

\({B}_{6}^{6}\)

\({B}_{6}^{-6}\)

2a

0.0186

−0.000910

0.02639

0

1.77 × 10−6

0.0000510

0

0.0000242

0

4b

0.00759

−0.001039

−0.002126

−0.02638

2.402 × 10−6

−4.908 × 10−6

−0.0000684

−2.772 × 10−6

−3.931 × 10−7

  1. CEF (crystal electric field) data obtained from the point-charge models and comparison to the experimental data.