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We analyse the dynamical response of a range of 3D Kitaev quantum spin-liquids, using lattice models chosen to explore the different possible low-energy spectra for gapless Majorana fermions, with either Fermi surfaces, nodal lines or Weyl…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2016-06-29 A. Smith , J. Knolle , D. L. Kovrizhin , J. T. Chalker , R. Moessner

We propose a planar tunneling setup to probe vacancy-bound Majorana modes in the chiral Kitaev spin liquid. In this geometry, the inelastic tunneling conductance can be expressed directly in terms of real-space spin correlations,…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-02-17 Weiyao Li , Vitor Dantas , Wen-Han Kao , Natalia B. Perkins

Spin vacancies in the non-Abelian Kitaev spin liquid are known to harbor Majorana zero modes, potentially enabling topological quantum computing at elevated temperatures. Here, we study the spectroscopic signatures of such Majorana zero…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-07-21 Wen-Han Kao , Natalia B. Perkins , Gábor B. Halász

Motivated by recent experiments on $\alpha$-RuCl$_3$, we investigate a possible quantum spin liquid ground state of the honeycomb-lattice spin model with bond-dependent interactions. We consider the $K-\Gamma$ model, where $K$ and $\Gamma$…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-02-15 Matthias Gohlke , Gideon Wachtel , Youhei Yamaji , Frank Pollmann , Yong Baek Kim

Kitaev quantum spin liquid is a topological magnetic quantum state characterized by Majorana fermions of fractionalized spin excitations, which are identical to their own antiparticles. Here, we demonstrate emergence of Majorana fermions…

Thermal signatures of fractionalized excitations are a fingerprint of quantum spin liquids (QSLs). In the $J_{eff}=1/2$ honeycomb magnet $\alpha$-RuCl$_3$, a QSL state emerges upon applying an in-plane magnetic field $H_{||}$ greater than…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-06-01 J. A. N. Bruin , R. R. Claus , Y. Matsumoto , N. Kurita , H. Tanaka , H. Takagi

We present magneto-Raman scattering studies of electronic inter Landau level excitations in quasi-neutral graphene samples with different strengths of Coulomb interaction. The band velocity associated with these excitations is found to…

We study the extended Kitaev model called the K$\Gamma$ model, using a perturbative expansion combined with a well-controlled mean-field approximation and a cutting-edge exact diagonalization. In the phase diagram, we discover a nematic…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-11-22 Masahiko G. Yamada , Satoshi Fujimoto

The Kitaev model belongs to an unconventional class of two-dimensional spin systems characterized by anisotropic, bond-dependent interactions that give rise to Quantum Spin Liquid (QSL) states. These exotic phases, marked by the absence of…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-01-29 A. R. Moura , L. V. Santos

We propose cyclotron resonance as an optical probe for emergent fractionalized excitations in $\mathrm{U}(1)$ quantum spin liquids, focusing on kagome antiferromagnets. In contrast to conventional systems, where cyclotron resonance directly…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-07-29 Byungmin Kang , Patrick A. Lee

Recent studies show that the electronic structures of graphene can be modified by strain and it was predicted that strain in graphene can induce peaks in the local density of states (LDOS) mimicking Landau levels (LLs) generated in the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-05-30 Lin He , Hui Yan , Yi Sun , Jia-Cai Nie , Moses H. W. Chan

Recent experimental evidence for a field-induced quantum spin liquid (QSL) in $\alpha$-RuCl$_3$ calls for an understanding for the ground state of honeycomb Kitaev model under a magnetic field. In this work we address the nature of an…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-10-04 Hong-Chen Jiang , Chang-Yan Wang , Biao Huang , Yuan-Ming Lu

We investigate experimentally an exotic state of electronic matter obtained by fine-tuning to a quantum critical point (QCP), realized in a spin-polarized resonant level coupled to strongly dissipative electrodes. Several transport scaling…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-12 H. T. Mebrahtu , I. V. Borzenets , H. Zheng , Y. V. Bomze , A. I. Smirnov , S. Florens , H. U. Baranger , G. Finkelstein

Elastic strain can displace the massless Dirac fermions in monolayer graphene in a space-dependent fashion, similar to the effect of an external magnetic field, thus giving rise to Landau quantization. We here show that the strain-induced…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-10-30 Tianyu Liu , Jun-Hong Li , Xingchuan Zhu , Huaiming Guo , Hai-Zhou Lu , X. C. Xie

In the Kitaev magnet $\alpha$-RuCl$_3$, the existence of a magnetic-field-induced quantum spin liquid phase and of anyonic excitations are discussed controversially. We address this elusive, exotic phase via helicity-dependent Raman…

We present a microscopic theory of Raman scattering by a two-dimensional Fermi liquid (FL) with Rashba and Dresselhaus types of spin-orbit coupling, and subject to an in-plane magnetic field (B). In the long-wavelength limit, the Raman…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-04-18 Saurabh Maiti , Dmitrii L. Maslov

The electronic Raman scattering of bulk graphite at zero magnetic field reveals a structureless signal characteristic of a metal. For T<~100 K and B > 2 T, several peaks at energies scaling linearly with magnetic field were observed and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-07-10 A. F. Garcia-Flores , H. Terashita , E. Granado , Y. Kopelevich

Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy in magnetic field was used to study Landau quantization in graphene and its dependence on charge carrier density. Measurements were carried out on exfoliated graphene samples deposited on a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-03-19 Adina Luican , Guohong Li , Eva Y. Andrei

Graphene is a powerful playground for studying a plethora of quantum phenomena. One of the remarkable properties of graphene arises when it is strained in particular geometries and the electrons behave as if they were under the influence of…

Significant efforts have focused on the magnetic excitations of relativistic Mott insulators, predicted to realize the Kitaev quantum spin liquid (QSL). This exactly solvable model involves a highly entangled state resulting from…