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蜂窝状铱酸盐H$_3$LiIr$_2$O$_6$中与动量无关的磁激发连续谱

Momentum-independent magnetic excitation continuum in the honeycomb iridate H$_3$LiIr$_2$O$_6$

A. de la Torre, B. Zager, F. Bahrami, M. H. Upton, J. Kim, G. Fabbris, G. -H. Lee, W. Yang, D. Haskel, F. Tafti, K. W. Plumb

AI总结:

本研究针对蜂窝铱酸盐H$_3$LiIr$_2$O$_6$的磁态本质争议,通过共振X射线光谱发现其低温下存在与动量无关的宽频磁激发连续谱,证实该材料为接近键无序Kitaev极限量子自旋液体的无序拓扑自旋液体,为理解无序对拓扑磁态的影响提供了实验依据。

摘要:

在寻找量子自旋液体(QSL)的实际实现体系的过程中,理解本征无序与关联涨落自旋基态之间的相互作用至关重要。H$_3$LiIr$_2$O$_6$被认为是一种接近Kitaev极限的自旋液体(KQSL,基塔耶夫极限量子自旋液体),已知该材料中存在氢零点运动和堆垛层错。学界已提出键无序理论,用以解释意外出现的低能自旋激发。但关于其底层关联态的本质,以及是否存在任何KQSL物理特性,目前仍存在争议。本研究中,我们利用共振X射线光谱技术绘制了H$_3$LiIr$_2$O$_6$中的集体激发图谱,并对其磁态进行了表征。我们发现,低温下该材料存在宽频带、且与动量无关的磁激发连续谱,这一特征与顺磁状态截然不同。该连续谱的中心能量和高能尾部,与动态涨落自旋之间占主导的铁磁Kitaev相互作用的预期结果一致。这些激发不具备动量依赖性,表明体系的平移不变性已被破坏。我们的实验数据支持将H$_3$LiIr$_2$O$_6$解释为一种无序拓扑自旋液体,它非常接近键无序版本的KQSL。本研究结果揭示了随机无序如何影响拓扑磁态,对未来在凝聚态体系中实现Kitaev模型的实验和理论研究具有参考意义。

英文摘要:

In the search for realizations of Quantum Spin Liquids (QSL), it is essential to understand the interplay between inherent disorder and the correlated fluctuating spin ground state. H$_3$LiIr$_2$O$_6$ is regarded as a spin liquid proximate to the Kitaev-limit (KQSL) in which H zero-point motion and stacking faults are known to be present. Bond disorder has been invoked to account for the existence of unexpected low-energy spin excitations. Controversy remains about the nature of the underlying correlated state and if any KQSL physics survives. Here, we use resonant X-ray spectroscopies to map the collective excitations in H$_3$LiIr$_2$O$_6$ and characterize its magnetic state. We uncover a broad bandwidth and momentum-independent continuum of magnetic excitations at low temperatures that are distinct from the paramagnetic state. The center energy and high-energy tail of the continuum are consistent with expectations for dominant ferromagnetic Kitaev interactions between dynamically fluctuating spins. The absence of a momentum dependence to these excitations indicates a broken translational invariance. Our data support an interpretation of H$_3$LiIr$_2$O$_6$ as a disordered topological spin liquid in close proximity to bond-disordered versions of the KQSL. Our results shed light on how random disorder affects topological magnetic states and have implications for future experimental and theoretical works toward realizing the Kitaev model in condensed matter systems

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