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Antiferromagnetic insulating state in quasi-one-dimensional K2Cr3As3H

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Quasi-one-dimensional (Q1D) Cr-based pnictide K2Cr3As3 exhibits superconductivity probably with spin-triplet pairing. It is of fundamental importance to explore the parent compound from which superconductivity emerges. Here we report the synthesis, crystal structure, physical properties, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations of (nearly) fully hydrogenized K2Cr3As3H. It is found that the intercalation of hydrogen in K2Cr3As3 leads to absence of metallicity as well as superconductivity. An antiferromagnetic transition nearby room temperature is evidenced from the measurements of magnetic susceptibility and heat capacity. The antiferromagnetic insulating state can be reproduced by the DFT calculations, which show a novel non-collinear co-planar magnetic order. Our result sheds light on the mechanism of unconventional superconductivity in Q1D Cr-based superconductors.

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  1. School of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310030, China

    Bai-Zhuo Li, Si-Qi Wu, Jin-Jin Xiang, Yi Liu, Chao Cao & Guang-Han Cao

  2. School of Science, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310064, China

    Qin-Qing Zhu

  3. Department of Applied Physics, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China

    Yi Liu

  4. Center for Correlated Matter, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310030, China

    Chao Cao & Guang-Han Cao

  5. Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Devices, Interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Information, State Key Lab of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310030, China

    Guang-Han Cao

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This work was supported by the Key Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province, China (Grant No. 2021C01002), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 12050003, and 11674281).

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Li, BZ., Wu, SQ., Xiang, JJ. et al. Antiferromagnetic insulating state in quasi-one-dimensional K2Cr3As3H. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 66, 237411 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-022-1998-0

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