Emergence of a field-driven U(1) spin liquid in the Kitaev honeycomb model
The Kitaev model is intensively studied as an exactly-solvable starting point for theoretical studies of quantum spin liquid states. Hickey and Trebst show that magnetic fields can destabilize the well-known gapped Kitaev spin liquid and induce a new gapless spin liquid, with a distinct gauge struct...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-01-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08459-9 |