Theory of the field-revealed Kitaev spin liquid

α-RuCl3 is a candidate material for studying Kitaev physics but a microscopic theory consistent with experiments has not yet been established. Here the authors present a theory with an intermediate-field spin liquid phase that can explain recent results indicating anyonic behaviour.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jacob S. Gordon, Andrei Catuneanu, Erik S. Sørensen, Hae-Young Kee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10405-8