Magnon bound states versus anyonic Majorana excitations in the Kitaev honeycomb magnet α-RuCl3
- verfasst von
- Dirk Wulferding, Youngsu Choi, Seung Hwan Do, Chan Hyeon Lee, Peter Lemmens, Clément Faugeras, Yann Gallais, Kwang Yong Choi
- Abstract
The pure Kitaev honeycomb model harbors a quantum spin liquid in zero magnetic fields, while applying finite magnetic fields induces a topological spin liquid with non-Abelian anyonic excitations. This latter phase has been much sought after in Kitaev candidate materials, such as α-RuCl3. Currently, two competing scenarios exist for the intermediate field phase of this compound (B = 7 − 10 T), based on experimental as well as theoretical results: (i) conventional multiparticle magnetic excitations of integer quantum number vs. (ii) Majorana fermionic excitations of possibly non-Abelian nature with a fractional quantum number. To discriminate between these scenarios a detailed investigation of excitations over a wide field-temperature phase diagram is essential. Here, we present Raman spectroscopic data revealing low-energy quasiparticles emerging out of a continuum of fractionalized excitations at intermediate fields, which are contrasted by conventional spin-wave excitations. The temperature evolution of these quasiparticles suggests the formation of bound states out of fractionalized excitations.
- Externe Organisation(en)
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Technische Universität Braunschweig
Institute for Basic Science
Chung-Ang University
Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
Université de Paris
- Typ
- Artikel
- Journal
- Nature Communications
- Band
- 11
- ISSN
- 2041-1723
- Publikationsdatum
- 01.12.2020
- Publikationsstatus
- Veröffentlicht
- Peer-reviewed
- Ja
- ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Chemie (insg.), Biochemie, Genetik und Molekularbiologie (insg.), Physik und Astronomie (insg.)
- Elektronische Version(en)
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15370-1 (Zugang:
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