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$α$ $_3$中磁相互作用和高场量子自旋液体的识别

Identification of Magnetic Interactions and High-field Quantum Spin Liquid in $α$-RuCl$_3$

Han Li, Hao-Kai Zhang, Jiucai Wang, Han-Qing Wu, Yuan Gao, Dai-Wei Qu, Zheng-Xin Liu, Shou-Shu Gong, Wei Li

摘要:

受挫折的磁铁$α$ -RuCl $_3$构成了一个迷人的量子材料平台,其中包含了有趣的Kitaev物理学。然而,关于其复杂的自旋相互作用和场诱导量子相位的研究还没有达成共识。本文利用多体方法确定了微观自旋模型,定量解释了$α$ $_3$的主要观测结果,包括锯齿序、双峰比热、磁各向异性和M星动力学自旋结构等。面内场在约7 T下驱动系统进入极化相,并且在有限温度下发生热分馏,从而使不同实验中的观察结果一致。在离面场作用下,锯齿型有序在35 T时被抑制,在35 T以上,低于100 T的极化场,出现了场诱导的量子自旋液体。分数熵和代数低温比热揭示了无带隙自旋液体的性质,这可以在$α$ -RuCl $_3$的高场测量中进行探索。

英文摘要:

The frustrated magnet $α$-RuCl$_3$ constitutes a fascinating quantum material platform that harbors the intriguing Kitaev physics. However, a consensus on its intricate spin interactions and field-induced quantum phases has not been reached yet. Here we exploit multiple state-of-the-art many-body methods and determine the microscopic spin model that quantitatively explains major observations in $α$-RuCl$_3$, including the zigzag order, double-peak specific heat, magnetic anisotropy, and the characteristic M-star dynamical spin structure, etc. According to our model simulations, the in-plane field drives the system into the polarized phase at about 7 T and a thermal fractionalization occurs at finite temperature, reconciling observations in different experiments. Under out-of-plane fields, the zigzag order is suppressed at 35 T, above which, and below a polarization field of 100 T level, there emerges a field-induced quantum spin liquid. The fractional entropy and algebraic low-temperature specific heat unveil the nature of a gapless spin liquid, which can be explored in high-field measurements on $α$-RuCl$_3$.

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