Quantum spin liquid states

Y Zhou, K Kanoda, TK Ng - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2017 - APS
This is an introductory review of the physics of quantum spin liquid states. Quantum
magnetism is a rapidly evolving field, and recent developments reveal that the ground states …

Beyond Kitaev physics in strong spin-orbit coupled magnets

I Rousochatzakis, NB Perkins, Q Luo… - Reports on Progress in …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We review the recent advances and current challenges in the field of strong spin-orbit
coupled Kitaev materials, with a particular emphasis on the physics beyond the exactly …

Physics of the Kitaev model: Fractionalization, dynamic correlations, and material connections

M Hermanns, I Kimchi, J Knolle - Annual Review of Condensed …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Quantum spin liquids have fascinated condensed matter physicists for decades because of
their unusual properties such as spin fractionalization and long-range entanglement. Unlike …

Fidelity approach to quantum phase transitions

SJ Gu - International Journal of Modern Physics B, 2010 - World Scientific
We review the quantum fidelity approach to quantum phase transitions in a pedagogical
manner. We try to relate all established but scattered results on the leading term of the …

Experimental signatures of quantum and topological states in frustrated magnetism

J Khatua, B Sana, A Zorko, M Gomilšek, K Sethupathi… - Physics Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Frustration in magnetic materials arising from competing exchange interactions can prevent
the system from adopting long-range magnetic order and can instead lead to a diverse …

Thermal fractionalization of quantum spins in a Kitaev model: Temperature-linear specific heat and coherent transport of Majorana fermions

J Nasu, M Udagawa, Y Motome - Physical Review B, 2015 - APS
Finite-temperature (T) properties of a Kitaev model defined on a honeycomb lattice are
investigated by a quantum Monte Carlo simulation, from the viewpoint of fractionalization of …

Kitaev interactions between j= 1/2 moments in honeycomb Na2IrO3 are large and ferromagnetic: insights from ab initio quantum chemistry calculations

VM Katukuri, S Nishimoto, V Yushankhai… - New Journal of …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Na 2 IrO 3, a honeycomb 5d 5 oxide, has been recently identified as a potential
realization of the Kitaev spin lattice. The basic feature of this spin model is that for each of …

Vaporization of Kitaev spin liquids

J Nasu, M Udagawa, Y Motome - Physical review letters, 2014 - APS
The quantum spin liquid is an exotic quantum state of matter in magnets. This state is a spin
analog of liquid helium that does not solidify down to the lowest temperature due to strong …

Honeycomb layered oxides: structure, energy storage, transport, topology and relevant insights

GM Kanyolo, T Masese, N Matsubara… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The advent of nanotechnology has hurtled the discovery and development of nanostructured
materials with stellar chemical and physical functionalities in a bid to address issues in …

Dynamical quantum phase transitions

AA Zvyagin - Low Temperature Physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
During recent years the interest to dynamics of quantum systems has grown considerably.
Quantum many body systems out of equilibrium often manifest behavior, different from the …