H3LiIr2O6
H3LiIr2O6 is a material considered to best fit the archetype for being a special type of quantum spin liquid called a Kitaev spin liquid. Though known not to freeze at cold temperatures, H3LiIr2O6 is notoriously difficult to produce in a lab and is known to have disorder in it, muddying whether it was truly a spin liquid. [1]
H3LiIr2O6 is considered to be a spin liquid that is proximate to the Kitaev-limit quantum spin liquid. Its ground state shows no magnetic order or spin freezing as expected for the spin liquid state. However, hydrogen zero-point motion and stacking faults are known to be present. [2]
References
- ^ "Researchers detail how disorder alters quantum spin liquids, forming a new phase of matter". Brown University. 2024-06-10. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
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- ^ de la Torre, A.; Zager, B.; Bahrami, F.; Upton, M. H.; Kim, J.; Fabbris, G.; Lee, G.-H.; Yang, W.; Haskel, D.; Tafti, F.; Plumb, K. W. (2023-08-18). "Momentum-independent magnetic excitation continuum in the honeycomb iridate H3LiIr2O6". Nature Communications. 14 (1): 5018. doi:10.1038/s41467-023-40769-x. ISSN 2041-1723.
