Magnetic fragmentation and fractionalized Goldstone modes in a bilayer quantum spin liquid
Aayush Vijayvargia, Emilian M. Nica, Roderich Moessner, Yuan-Ming Lu, Onur Erten
Abstract
The coexistence of local and topological order, known as magnetic fragmentation, is observed in a bilayer Kitaev-type spin-orbital model. One of the low-energy excitations in this phase is shown to be a fractionalized Goldstone boson.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsCondensed matter physicsBilayerGoldstone bosonSpin (aerodynamics)BosonQuantum spin liquidQuantumQuantum mechanicsSpin polarizationChemistryElectronBiochemistryMembraneThermodynamicsAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsPhysics of Superconductivity and MagnetismTopological Materials and Phenomena