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铱酸盐自旋轨道调谐基态的挑战

The Challenge of Spin-Orbit-Tuned Ground States in Iridates

Gang Cao, Pedro Schlottmann

摘要:

凝聚态物质中的自旋-轨道相互作用效应是一个重要且快速发展的课题。铱酸盐中自旋轨道、原位库仑和晶体电场相互作用之间的强烈竞争驱动了这组材料所特有的奇异量子态。特别是,杰夫= 1/2莫特状态作为一个早期的信号,强自旋轨道和库仑相互作用的综合效应在虹膜有独特的,有趣的后果。在这篇关键问题综述中,我们回顾了目前对虹膜酸盐的一些实验研究。从本质上讲,这些材料往往无视传统的智慧:没有传统的磁性和绝缘状态之间的相关性,避免在高压下的金属化,S形的I-V特性,出现了奇宇称隐藏的顺序,等等,这是特别有趣的是,目前的实验结果和理论建议,解决超导,拓扑和量子自旋液体阶段之间存在显着的差异。这类材料,其中晶格自由度发挥了关键作用,很少看到其他材料,显然提出了一些深刻的智力挑战,需要更多的研究实验和理论。这些材料独特的物理特性可能有助于开启功能材料和设备的可能性世界。我们强调,鉴于这一领域迅速发展的性质,这一关键问题审查绝不是一个详尽的报告,目前状态的实验研究的虹膜。

英文摘要:

Effects of spin-orbit interactions in condensed matter are an important and rapidly evolving topic. Strong competition between spin-orbit, on-site Coulomb and crystalline electric field interactions in iridates drives exotic quantum states that are unique to this group of materials. In particular, the Jeff = 1/2 Mott state served as an early signal that the combined effect of strong spin-orbit and Coulomb interactions in iridates has unique, intriguing consequences. In this Key Issues Review, we survey some current experimental studies of iridates. In essence, these materials tend to defy conventional wisdom: absence of conventional correlations between magnetic and insulating states, avoidance of metallization at high pressures, S-shaped I-V characteristic, emergence of an odd-parity hidden order, etc. It is particularly intriguing that there exist conspicuous discrepancies between current experimental results and theoretical proposals that address superconducting, topological and quantum spin liquid phases. This class of materials, in which the lattice degrees of freedom play a critical role seldom seen in other materials, evidently presents some profound intellectual challenges that call for more investigations both experimentally and theoretically. Physical properties unique to these materials may help unlock a world of possibilities for functional materials and devices. We emphasize that, given the rapidly developing nature of this field, this Key Issues Review is by no means an exhaustive report of the current state of experimental studies of iridates.

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