Search for Kitaev spin liquid in K2IrO3

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Majorana fermion, proposed by Ettore Majorana in 1937, is a putative elementary spin-1/2 particle that is its own antiparticle. In condensed-matter systems, analogs of Majorana fermions can be realized as quasiparticle excitations of a Kitaev’s honeycomb lattice. The elusive Majorana fermions, the simplest possible non-Abelian anyons, have real-life implications for building a fault-free quantum computer. The newly reported copper iridate K2IrO3 is in a closer realization of Kitaev spin liquid than its predecessors A2IrO3 (A = Na, Li). The goal of this project is to provide an ultimate experimental proof of a Kitaev spin-liquid ground state. A combined zero- and longitudinal-field μSR study of the K2IrO3 will unravel fundamental insights into zero-field and field-induced spin dynamics characteristic of the magnetic Majorana excitations.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1920305-1
Metadata Access https://icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk/oaipmh/request?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=oai:icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk:inv/105604416
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Creator Dr Peter Baker; Professor KwangYong Choi; Dr Adam Berlie
Publisher ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
Publication Year 2023
Rights CC-BY Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Contact isisdata(at)stfc.ac.uk
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Discipline Natural Sciences; Physics
Temporal Coverage Begin 2020-03-12T08:30:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 2020-03-25T08:30:00Z