Pressure-induced tuning of the triangular-honeycomb structure of ferroelectric quantum spin liquid candidate, TbInO3

Abstract

The pressure response of the triangular-honeycomb-structured quantum spin liquid candidate, TbInO₃, has been determined via neutron powder diffraction up to 5.75(5) GPa. The system retains hexagonal symmetry up to the maximum pressure considered. The structure was found to compress less anisotropically than related compounds, though it is more compressible within the 2D plane than between subsequent layers. Through extracting the O-atom coordinates we find experimental evidence that may suggest the enhancement of ferroelectricity at pressures as low as 3 GPa.