Characterizing spin-one Kitaev quantum spin liquids
Ilia Khait, P. Peter Stavropoulos, Hae-Young Kee, Yong Baek Kim
Abstract
The authors study the $S$=1 Kitaev model using the density matrix renormalization group, and characterize the magnetic phase diagram of cylindric ladder geometries to find evidence for an intermediate phase for antiferromagnetic Kitaev couplings.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsAntiferromagnetismPhase diagramCondensed matter physicsDensity matrix renormalization groupQuantumPhase (matter)Renormalization groupSpin (aerodynamics)Quantum mechanicsRenormalizationQuantum phase transitionDensity matrixQuantum spin liquidQuantum fluctuationMatrix (chemical analysis)Quantum phasesMagnetic fieldFerromagnetismPhase transitionQuantum dotTheoretical physicsStatistical physicsDiagramAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsPhysics of Superconductivity and MagnetismTopological Materials and Phenomena