Nearest-neighbour resonating valence bonds in YbMgGaO4

Yuesheng Li; Devashibhai Adroja; David Voneshen; Robert I. Bewley; Qingming Zhang; Alexander A. Tsirlin; Philipp Gegenwart

doi:10.1038/ncomms15814

Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

Nearest-neighbour resonating valence bonds in YbMgGaO4

Yuesheng Li,
Devashibhai Adroja,
David Voneshen,
Robert I. Bewley,
Qingming Zhang,
Alexander A. Tsirlin,
Philipp Gegenwart

Affiliations

Yuesheng Li: Experimental Physics VI, Center for Electronic Correlations and Magnetism, University of Augsburg
Devashibhai Adroja: ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus
David Voneshen: ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus
Robert I. Bewley: ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus
Qingming Zhang: Department of Physics, Renmin University of China
Alexander A. Tsirlin: Experimental Physics VI, Center for Electronic Correlations and Magnetism, University of Augsburg
Philipp Gegenwart: Experimental Physics VI, Center for Electronic Correlations and Magnetism, University of Augsburg

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15814
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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The signature of short range resonating valence bonds (RVB) to understand quantum spin liquids is yet to be explored. Here, Liet al. observe the putative RVB correlations restricted to nearest neighbours in YbMgGaO4, responsible for the high-energy spin excitations.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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