YbV 3 Sb 4 and EuV 3 Sb 4 vanadium-based kagome metals with Yb 2+ and Eu 2+ zigzag chains
Here, in this work, we present YbV 3 Sb 4 and EuV 3 Sb 4 , two compounds exhibiting slightly distorted vanadium-based kagome nets interleaved with zigzag chains of divalent Yb 2+ and Eu 2+ ions. Single crystal growth methods are reported alongside magnetic, electronic, and heat capacity measurements. YbV 3 Sb 4 is a nonmagnetic metal with no collective phase transitions observed between 60 mK and 300 K. Conversely, EuV 3 Sb 4 is a magnetic kagome metal exhibiting easy-plane ferromagneticlike order below T C =32 K with hints of modulated spin texture under low field. With YbV 3 Sb 4 and EuV 3 Sb 4 we demonstrate another direction for the discovery and development of vanadium-based kagome metals while incorporating the chemical and magnetic degrees of freedom offered by a rare-earth sublattice.