在稀土螺旋链中的螺旋子的高温量子连贯性
Lazar L Kish1, Andreas Weichselbaum1, Daniel M Pajerowski2
1Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
Nature communications
|July 17, 2025
概括
量子自旋激发称为自旋子,在Yb链中在高温下持续存在,这违背了传统的预期. 这一发现扩大了对高温系统中量子行为的理解.
科学领域:
- 凝聚物质物理学 凝聚物质物理学
- 量子磁力 量子磁力 量子磁力
背景情况:
- 量子效应通常在高温下因热失干而减弱.
- 经典的偏磁性行为通常在热能超过磁 Moment 相互作用时被观察到.
- 量子自旋行为受到热脱凝阻碍,影响量子信息应用.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究在高温下量子自旋激发的持久性.
- 挑战对磁系统中量子效应的传统理解.
- 探索高温量子现象对量子技术的影响.
主要方法:
- 中子散射实验是在一个绝缘矿晶体内的 (Yb) 链上进行的.
- 该研究的重点是分析Yb自旋链中的量子激发的光谱性质.
- 实验数据与在高温下量子自旋行为的理论预测进行了比较.
主要成果:
- 观察到分数量子激发,称为自旋子,在明显高于磁相互作用能量尺度的温度下持续存在.
- 检测到一个明确定义的螺旋子光谱,表明它们在高温环境中的稳定性.
- 发现脊柱的平均自由路径超过了大约35个原子间距,即使在温度高于相互作用能量尺度的数量级.
结论:
- 量子行为,特别是旋子的持久性,可以延伸到高温,挑战已有的理论.
- 这一发现扩大了量子现象的范围,超出了以前被认为是排他性的低温状态.
- 这些结果对开发在有限温度下运行的量子信息应用程序和量子计量学具有重大意义.
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