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We discuss magnetically ordered states, arising in Heisenberg-Kitaev and related spin models, on three-dimensional (3D) harmonic honeycomb lattices. For large classes of ordered states, we show that they can be mapped onto two-dimensional…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-01-29 Wilhelm G. F. Krüger , Matthias Vojta , Lukas Janssen

A conclusive experimental realization of 2D chiral topological superconductivity remains elusive. Here we present a theoretical demonstration that a topological $d+id$ fractionalized superconducting phase (SC*) can emerge in the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-12-22 Chengzhi Tang , Hong Yao

Quantum paramagnets are strongly-correlated phases of matter where competing interactions frustrate magnetic order down to zero temperature. In certain cases, quantum fluctuations induce instead topological order, supporting, in particular,…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2022-01-19 Daniel González-Cuadra

Chiral three-spin interactions can suppress long-range magnetic order and stabilize quantum spin liquid states in frustrated lattices. We study a spin-1/2 model on the kagome lattice involving a staggered three-spin interaction $J_\chi$ in…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-09-07 Fabrizio Oliviero , João Augusto Sobral , Eric C. Andrade , Rodrigo G. Pereira

We study the stability of Kitaev quasiparticles in the presence of a perturbing Heisenberg interaction as a Fock space localization phenomenon. We identify parameter regimes where Kitaev states are localized, fractal or delocalized in the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-09-08 Aman Kumar , Vikram Tripathi

In this work, we perform a combination of analytical and numerical studies on the phase diagram of the spin-1/2 Kitaev-Heisenberg chain in the region of negative Kitaev and positive Heisenberg couplings. Apart from the antiferromagnetic…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-07-08 Wang Yang , Chao Xu , Shicheng Ma , Alberto Nocera , Ian Affleck

The Kitaev model, characterized by bond-dependent Ising spin interactions among spin-orbit entangled dipole moments in Mott insulators, offered a new approach to quantum spin liquids. Motivated by another type of bond-dependent interaction…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-03-08 Ahmed Rayyan , Derek Churchill , Hae-Young Kee

We study magnetic ordering of an extended Kondo-lattice model including an additional on-site Coulomb interaction between the itinerant states. The model is solved in the dynamical mean-field theory using Wilson's numerical renormalization…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-08-20 Robert Peters , Thomas Pruschke

We present an augmented parton mean-field theory which (i) reproduces the $exact$ ground state, spectrum, and dynamics of the quantum spin liquid phase of Kitaev's honeycomb model; and (ii) is amenable to the inclusion of integrability…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-05-03 Johannes Knolle , Subhro Bhattacharjee , Roderich Moessner

Motivated by the search for unconventional orders in frustrated quantum magnets, we present a multi-method investigation into the nature of the quantum phase diagram of the spin-$1/2$ Heisenberg model on the maple-leaf lattice with three…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-02-26 Lasse Gresista , Dominik Kiese , Simon Trebst , Yasir Iqbal

The extraordinary properties of the Kitaev model have motivated an intense search for new physics in materials that combine geometrical and bond frustration. In this work, we employ inelastic neutron scattering, spin wave theory, and exact…

We develop a comprehensive theory of twisted bilayer magnetism. Starting from the first-principles calculations of two-dimensional honeycomb magnet CrI3, we construct the generic spin models that represent a broad class of twisted bilayer…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-06-13 Kyoung-Min Kim , Do Hoon Kiem , Grigory Bednik , Myung Joon Han , Moon Jip Park

The Kitaev model is a fascinating example of an exactly solvable model displaying a spin-liquid ground state in two dimensions. However, deviations from the original Kitaev model are expected to appear in real materials. In this Letter, we…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-07-21 Vitor Dantas , Eric C. Andrade

Recent observations of quantum anomalous Hall effects in moir\'e systems have revealed the emergence of interaction-driven ferromagnetism with significant orbital contributions. To capture this physics, we extend the modern theory of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-14 Xiaoyu Liu , Chong Wang , Haoran Chen , Xiao-Wei Zhang , Ting Cao , Di Xiao

The Kitaev-Heisenberg model defined on both honeycomb and triangular lattices has been studied intensively in recent years as a possible model to describe spin-orbital physics in iridium oxides. In the model, there are many phases…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-08-15 Masanori Kishimoto , Katsuhiro Morita , Yukihiro Matsubayashi , Shigetoshi Sota , Seiji Yunoki , Takami Tohyama

Recently, it has been proposed that higher-spin analogues of the Kitaev interactions $K>0$ may also occur in a number of materials with strong Hund's and spin-orbit coupling. In this work, we use Lanczos diagonalization and density matrix…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-10-26 Wen-Long You , Gaoyong Sun , Jie Ren , Wing Chi Yu , Andrzej M. Oleś

We study an extended Kitaev-Heisenberg model including additional anisotropic couplings by using two-dimensional density-matrix renormalization group method. Calculating the gound-state energy, entanglement entropy, and spin-spin…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-02-20 Kazuya Shinjo , Shigetoshi Sota , Takami Tohyama

Antiferromagnetic Heisenberg model on the triangular lattice is perhaps the best known example of frustrated magnets, but it orders at low temperatures. Recent density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) calculations find that next nearest…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2018-05-08 Ahmet Keles , Erhai Zhao

The Kitaev model offers a platform for quantum spin liquids (QSLs) with fractional excitations, itinerant Majorana fermions and localized fluxes. Since these fractional excitations could be utilized for quantum computing, how to create,…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-09-19 Takahiro Misawa , Joji Nasu , Yukitoshi Motome

We systematically investigate the effects of Kitaev interaction on magnetic orders and anisotropy in both triangular and honeycomb lattices. Our study highlights the critical role of the Kitaev interaction in modulating phase boundaries and…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-06-07 Lianchuang Li , Binhua Zhang , Zefeng Chen , Changsong Xu , Hongjun Xiang