Breakdown of magnons in a strongly spin-orbital coupled magnet

oleh: Stephen M. Winter, Kira Riedl, Pavel A. Maksimov, Alexander L. Chernyshev, Andreas Honecker, Roser Valentí

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2017-10-01

Deskripsi

The observation of magnetic excitation continua in putative Kitaev spin liquid compounds is consistent with predictions of exotic quantum behavior, attracting significant interest. Here, the authors show the observed continua could instead be a consequence of realistic non-Kitaev interactions.