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 …

Interplay of Kitaev Interaction and Off-diagonal Exchanges: Exotic Phases and Quantum Phase Diagrams

Q Luo, J Zhao, X Wang - Chinese Physics Letters, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Aligning with the everlasting search for quantum spin liquids (QSLs), identifying the QSL in
Kitaev magnets has garnered great research interest during the past decade and remains …

Twice hidden string order and competing phases in the spin-1/2 Kitaev–Gamma ladder

ES Sørensen, HY Kee - npj Quantum Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Finding the Kitaev spin liquid in candidate materials involves understanding the entire
phase diagram, including other allowed interactions. One of these interactions, called the …

Functional renormalization group study of the Kitaev- model on the honeycomb lattice and emergent incommensurate magnetic correlations

FL Buessen, YB Kim - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
The theoretical inception of the Kitaev honeycomb model has had defining influence on the
experimental hunt for quantum spin liquids, bringing unprecedented focus onto the …

Spin dynamics of the generalized quantum spin compass chain

P Laurell, G Alvarez, E Dagotto - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
We calculate the dynamical spin structure factor of the generalized spin-1/2 compass spin
chain using the density matrix renormalization group. The model, also known as the twisted …

Unusual excitations and double-peak specific heat in a bond-alternating spin-1 chain

Q Luo, S Hu, HY Kee - Physical Review Research, 2021 - APS
One-dimensional gapped phases that avoid any symmetry breaking have drawn enduring
attention. In this paper, we study such phases in a bond-alternating spin-1 K-Γ chain built of …

Unveiling the phase diagram of a bond-alternating spin- chain

Q Luo, J Zhao, X Wang, HY Kee - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
The key to unraveling intriguing phenomena observed in various Kitaev materials lies in
understanding the interplay of Kitaev (K) interaction and a symmetric off-diagonal Γ …

Quantum phase transitions in the spin-1/2 model with staggered interaction

X **, DC Liu, Y Shi, AM Chen, YH Su - Physical Review E, 2025 - APS
The one-dimensional spin-1/2 XXZ model with the limited case of the staggered Gamma
interaction which includes the staggered DM and KSEA interactions is investigated by …

Anisotropic spin-1/2 XXZ chains with uniform gamma interaction

S Mahdavifar, DC Liu - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
In this study, we delve into the intricate ground state phase diagram of anisotropic spin-1/2
XXZ chains under the uniform Gamma interaction. Employing the robust infinite time …

Insights into the anisotropic spin- Kitaev chain

JS Gordon, HY Kee - Physical Review Research, 2022 - APS
Recently, there has been a renewed interest in properties of the higher-spin Kitaev models,
especially their low-dimensional analogs with additional interactions. These quasi-one …