The cradle of quantum spin liquids, triangular antiferromagnets show strong proclivity to magnetic order and require deliberate tuning to stabilize a spin-liquid state. In this brief review, we juxtapose recent theoretical developments that trace the parameter regime of the spin-liquid phase, with experimental results for Co-based and Yb-based triangular antiferromagnets. Unconventional spin dynamics arising from both ordered and disordered ground states is discussed, and the notion of a geometrically perfect triangular system is scrutinized to demonstrate non-trivial imperfections that may assist magnetic frustration in stabilizing dynamic spin states with peculiar excitations.
@article{arxiv.1911.11157,
title = {Spin liquids in geometrically perfect triangular antiferromagnets},
author = {Yuesheng Li and Philipp Gegenwart and Alexander A. Tsirlin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.11157},
year = {2020}
}