The Kitaev model is an exactly solvable S= 1/2 spin model on a 2D honeycomb lattice, in
which the spins fractionalize into Majorana fermions and form a topological quantum spin …

Fifteen years since its inception, the Kitaev model still boasts only a narrow group of material
realizations. The progress in studying and understanding one of them, lithium iridate Li 2 IrO …

The Mott transition is one of the fundamental issues in condensed matter physics, especially
in the system with antiferromagnetic long-range order. However, such a transition is rare in …

The recent prediction that honeycomb lattices of Co 2+(3 d 7) ions could host dominant
Kitaev interactions provides an exciting direction for exploration of new routes to stabilizing …

Recent scattering experiments in the 3D Kitaev magnet β-Li 2 IrO 3 have shown that a
relatively weak magnetic field along the crystallographic b axis drives the system from its …

Quantum spin liquid states have garnered significant attention as potential precursors for
high-temperature superconductors. Researchers are aiming to achieve high-temperature …

Heavy transition metal magnets with J eff= 1 2 electronic ground states have attracted recent
interest due to their penchant for hosting new classes of quantum spin liquids and …

Hyperhoneycomb iridate β-Li 2 IrO 3 is a three-dimensional analog of two-dimensional
honeycomb iridates, such as α-Li 2 IrO 3, which recently appeared as another playground …

Cu 2 IrO 3 is among the newest layered honeycomb iridates and a promising candidate to
harbor a Kitaev quantum spin liquid state. Here, we investigate the pressure and …

Quantum magnets with significant bond-directional Ising interactions, so-called Kitaev
materials, have attracted tremendous attention recently in the search for exotic spin liquid …