Beyond Kitaev physics in strong spin-orbit coupled magnets
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 …
coupled Kitaev materials, with a particular emphasis on the physics beyond the exactly …
Unveiling the S= 3/2 Kitaev honeycomb spin liquids
Abstract The S= 3/2 Kitaev honeycomb model (KHM) is a quantum spin liquid (QSL) state
coupled to a static Z2 gauge field. Employing an SO (6) Majorana representation of …
coupled to a static Z2 gauge field. Employing an SO (6) Majorana representation of …
Dynamics of visons and thermal Hall effect in perturbed Kitaev models
A vison is an excitation of the Kitaev spin liquid which carries a Z 2 gauge flux. While
immobile in the pure Kitaev model, it becomes a dynamical degree of freedom in the …
immobile in the pure Kitaev model, it becomes a dynamical degree of freedom in the …
Theory of the Kitaev model in a [111] magnetic field
Recent numerical studies indicate that the antiferromagnetic Kitaev honeycomb lattice
model undergoes a magnetic-field-induced quantum phase transition into a new spin-liquid …
model undergoes a magnetic-field-induced quantum phase transition into a new spin-liquid …
Disorder, low-energy excitations, and topology in the Kitaev spin liquid
V Dantas, EC Andrade - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
The Kitaev model is a fascinating example of an exactly solvable model displaying a spin-
liquid ground state in two dimensions. However, deviations from the original Kitaev model …
liquid ground state in two dimensions. However, deviations from the original Kitaev model …
Quantum liquids of the Kitaev honeycomb and related Kugel-Khomskii models
The S= 3 2 Kitaev honeycomb model (KHM) is unique among the spin-S Kitaev models due
to a massive ground-state quasidegeneracy that hampered previous numerical and …
to a massive ground-state quasidegeneracy that hampered previous numerical and …
Nature of visons in the perturbed ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic Kitaev honeycomb models
C Chen, IS Villadiego - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
The Kitaev honeycomb model hosts a fascinating fractionalized state of matter featuring
emergent Majorana fermions and a vison particle that carries the flux of an emergent gauge …
emergent Majorana fermions and a vison particle that carries the flux of an emergent gauge …
Unusual excitations and double-peak specific heat in a bond-alternating spin-1 chain
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 …
attention. In this paper, we study such phases in a bond-alternating spin-1 K-Γ chain built of …
Chiral spin state and nematic ferromagnet in the spin-1 Kitaev- model
Q Luo, J Zhao, J Li, X Wang - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
The higher-spin Kitaev magnets, in which the Kitaev interaction and off-diagonal exchange
couplings are overwhelmingly large, have emerged as a fertile avenue to explore exotic …
couplings are overwhelmingly large, have emerged as a fertile avenue to explore exotic …