Colloquium: Spontaneous magnon decays

ME Zhitomirsky, AL Chernyshev - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2013 - APS
A theoretical overview of the phenomenon of spontaneous magnon decays in quantum
antiferromagnets is presented. The intrinsic zero-temperature dam** of magnons in …

Enhanced triplet superconductivity in next-generation ultraclean UTe2

Z Wu, TI Weinberger, J Chen, A Cabala… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
The unconventional superconductor UTe 2 exhibits numerous signatures of spin-triplet
superconductivity—a rare state of matter which could enable quantum computation …

Dynamical structure factor of the triangular-lattice antiferromagnet

M Mourigal, WT Fuhrman, AL Chernyshev… - Physical Review B …, 2013 - APS
We elucidate the role of magnon interaction and spontaneous decays in the spin dynamics
of the triangular-lattice Heisenberg antiferromagnet by calculating its dynamical structure …

Thermal Hall effect incorporating magnon dam** in localized spin systems

S Koyama, J Nasu - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
We propose a theory for thermal Hall transport mediated by magnons to address the impact
of their dam** resulting from magnon-magnon interactions in insulating magnets. This …

Van Hove singularity in the magnon spectrum of the antiferromagnetic quantum honeycomb lattice

G Sala, MB Stone, BK Rai, AF May, P Laurell… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
In quantum magnets, magnetic moments fluctuate heavily and are strongly entangled with
each other, a fundamental distinction from classical magnetism. Here, with inelastic neutron …

An efficient material search for room-temperature topological magnons

MJ Karaki, X Yang, AJ Williams, M Nawwar… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Topologically protected magnon surface states are highly desirable as an ideal platform to
engineer low-dissipation spintronics devices. However, theoretical prediction of topological …

Influence of nonlocal dam** on magnon properties of ferromagnets

Z Lu, IP Miranda, S Streib, M Pereiro, E Sjöqvist… - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
We study the influence of nonlocal dam** on the magnon properties of Fe, Co, Ni, and Fe
1− x Co x (x= 30%, 50%) alloys. The Gilbert dam** parameter is typically considered as a …

Flavor-wave theory with quasiparticle dam** at finite temperatures: Application to chiral edge modes in the Kitaev model

S Koyama, J Nasu - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
We propose a theoretical framework to investigate elementary excitations at finite
temperatures within a localized electron model that describes the interactions between …

Magnon dam** in the zigzag phase of the Kitaev-Heisenberg- model on a honeycomb lattice

RL Smit, S Keupert, O Tsyplyatyev, PA Maksimov… - Physical Review B, 2020 - APS
We calculate magnon dispersions and dam** in the Kitaev-Heisenberg model with an off-
diagonal exchange Γ and isotropic third-nearest-neighbor interact ion J 3 on a honeycomb …

Easy-plane anisotropic-exchange magnets on a honeycomb lattice: Quantum effects and dealing with them

PA Maksimov, AL Chernyshev - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
We provide analytical and numerical insights into the phase diagram and other properties of
the extended Kitaev-Heisenberg model on the honeycomb lattice in the easy-plane limit, in …