Correlated states in β-Li2IrO3 driven by applied magnetic fields

Alejandro Ruiz; Alex Frano; Nicholas P. Breznay; Itamar Kimchi; Toni Helm; Iain Oswald; Julia Y. Chan; R. J. Birgeneau; Zahirul Islam; James G. Analytis

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01071-9

Nature Communications (Oct 2017)

Correlated states in β-Li2IrO3 driven by applied magnetic fields

Alejandro Ruiz,
Alex Frano,
Nicholas P. Breznay,
Itamar Kimchi,
Toni Helm,
Iain Oswald,
Julia Y. Chan,
R. J. Birgeneau,
Zahirul Islam,
James G. Analytis

Affiliations

Alejandro Ruiz: Department of Physics, University of California
Alex Frano: Department of Physics, University of California
Nicholas P. Breznay: Department of Physics, University of California
Itamar Kimchi: Department of Physics, University of California
Toni Helm: Department of Physics, University of California
Iain Oswald: Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas
Julia Y. Chan: Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas
R. J. Birgeneau: Department of Physics, University of California
Zahirul Islam: Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory
James G. Analytis: Department of Physics, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01071-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Materials with a Kitaev spin liquid ground state are sought after as models of quantum phases but candidates so far form either zig-zag or incommensurate magnetic order. Ruiz et al. find a crossover between these states in β-Li2IrO3 under weak magnetic fields, indicating strongly frustrated spin interactions.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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