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Sr $_3$ Ir $_2$ O $_7$中量子二聚体激发的证据

Evidence of quantum dimer excitations in Sr$_3$Ir$_2$O$_7$

M. Moretti Sala, V. Schnells, S. Boseggia, L. Simonelli, A. Al-Zein, J. G. Vale, L. Paolasini, E. C. Hunter, R. S. Perry, D. Prabhakaran, A. T. Boothroyd, M. Kr… 展开作者

M. Moretti Sala, V. Schnells, S. Boseggia, L. Simonelli, A. Al-Zein, J. G. Vale, L. Paolasini, E. C. Hunter, R. S. Perry, D. Prabhakaran, A. T. Boothroyd, M. Krisch, G. Monaco, H. M. Ronnow D. F. McMorrow, F. Mila

摘要:

用高分辨共振非弹性X射线散射(RIXS)和理论方法研究了双层铱酸盐Sr $_3$ Ir $_2$ O $_7$的磁激发谱.对RIXS谱与铱-氧化物双层的波矢转移方向($\mathbf{Q}$)的系统依赖性的研究表明,磁振子色散由两个能量分离良好的分支组成,并在整个布里渊区有间隙。我们的研究结果与早期的研究报告存在一个单一的优势分支。虽然这些早期的结果被解释为两个重叠的模式内的自旋波模型的弱耦合铱氧化物平面,我们的结果更容易让人联想到那些预期的弱耦合二聚体系统。在后一种方法中,较低和较高能量的模式找到了一个自然的解释,分别对应于横向和纵向波动。因此,我们发展了一种键算符理论,用量子二聚体激发来描述Sr $_3$ Ir $_2$ O $_7$中的磁色散.在我们的模型中,二聚是由主要的海森堡交换,$J_c$,它耦合在双层相邻平面的铱离子。哈密顿量还包括面内交换、$J$以及其他相邻耦合和相关各向异性。键算符理论提供了一个很好的帐户的两种模式的色散,而测量的$\mathbf{Q}$的RIXS强度的依赖性是在合理的定性符合从理论计算的自旋-自旋关联函数。我们讨论了我们的结果的上下文中的量子临界双层二聚体系统中存在的各向异性相互作用来自强自旋轨道耦合。

英文摘要:

The magnetic excitation spectrum in the bilayer iridate Sr$_3$Ir$_2$O$_7$ has been investigated using high-resolution resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) performed at the iridium L$_3$ edge and theoretical techniques. A study of the systematic dependence of the RIXS spectrum on the orientation of the wavevector transfer, $\mathbf{Q}$, with respect to the iridium-oxide bilayer has revealed that the magnon dispersion is comprised of two branches well separated in energy and gapped across the entire Brillouin zone. Our results contrast with those of an earlier study which reported the existence of a single dominant branch. While these earlier results were interpreted as two overlapping modes within a spin-wave model of weakly coupled iridium-oxide planes, our results are more reminiscent of those expected for a system of weakly coupled dimers. In this latter approach the lower and higher energy modes find a natural explanation as those corresponding to transverse and longitudinal fluctuations, respectively. We have therefore developed a bond-operator theory which describes the magnetic dispersion in Sr$_3$Ir$_2$O$_7$ in terms of quantum dimer excitations. In our model dimerisation is produced by the leading Heisenberg exchange, $J_c$, which couples iridium ions in adjacent planes of the bilayer. The Hamiltonian also includes in plane exchange, $J$, as well as further neighbour couplings and relevant anisotropies. The bond-operator theory provides an excellent account of the dispersion of both modes, while the measured $\mathbf{Q}$ dependence of the RIXS intensities is in reasonable qualitative accord with the spin-spin correlation function calculated from the theory. We discuss our results in the context of the quantum criticality of bilayer dimer systems in the presence of anisotropic interactions derived from strong spin-orbit coupling.

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