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Classical Spin Liquid Instability Driven By Off-Diagonal Exchange in Strong Spin-Orbit Magnets.

Ioannis Rousochatzakis1, Natalia B Perkins1

  • 1School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.

Physical Review Letters
|April 22, 2017
PubMed
Summary

Off-diagonal exchange anisotropy drives Mott insulators with strong spin-orbit coupling into a classical spin liquid. This regime features numerous ground states and unconventional magnetic correlations, explaining experimental observations in related materials.

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Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Quantum Materials
  • Magnetism

Background:

  • Mott insulators with strong spin-orbit coupling are candidates for exotic quantum phases.
  • Understanding their magnetic behavior is crucial for novel electronic applications.
  • Experimental data, such as suppressed X-ray magnetic circular dichroism, requires theoretical explanation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of off-diagonal exchange anisotropy in Mott insulators.
  • To characterize the resulting magnetic ground states and their properties.
  • To provide a theoretical framework for recent experimental findings.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical modeling of spin-orbit coupled Mott insulators.
  • Analysis of classical spin liquid models.

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  • Investigation of quantum fluctuations and their effect on magnetic degeneracy.

    • Main Results:

    • Off-diagonal exchange anisotropy drives these materials into a classical spin liquid.
    • This regime is characterized by infinite ground states and emergent Ising variables.
    • Quantum fluctuations can either preserve degeneracy or select noncoplanar magnetic states.

    Conclusions:

    • The study reveals a new mechanism for achieving classical spin liquids in realistic materials.
    • The findings offer a consistent explanation for the suppression of X-ray magnetic circular dichroism in β-Li_{2}IrO_{3} under pressure.
    • The results are broadly applicable to 2D and 3D tricoordinated materials with bond-directional anisotropy.