Kitaev exchange and field-induced quantum spin-liquid states in honeycomb α-RuCl(3).
Kitaev exchange and field-induced quantum spin-liquid states in honeycomb α-RuCl(3).
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DOI:
10.1038/srep37925
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发表时间:
2016-11-30
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Hozoi L
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作者:
Yadav R;Bogdanov NA;Katukuri VM;Nishimoto S;van den Brink J;Hozoi L
Large anisotropic exchange in 5d and 4d oxides and halides open the door to new types of magnetic ground states and excitations, inconceivable a decade ago. A prominent case is the Kitaev spin liquid, host of remarkable properties such as protection of quantum information and the emergence of Majorana fermions. Here we discuss the promise for spin-liquid behavior in the 4d5 honeycomb halide α-RuCl3. From advanced electronic-structure calculations, we find that the Kitaev interaction is ferromagnetic, as in 5d5 iridium honeycomb oxides, and indeed defines the largest superexchange energy scale. A ferromagnetic Kitaev coupling is also supported by a detailed analysis of the field-dependent magnetization. Using exact diagonalization and density-matrix renormalization group techniques for extended Kitaev-Heisenberg spin Hamiltonians, we find indications for a transition from zigzag order to a gapped spin liquid when applying magnetic field. Our results offer a unified picture on recent magnetic and spectroscopic measurements on this material and open new perspectives on the prospect of realizing quantum spin liquids in d5 halides and oxides in general.
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