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Unifying description of competing orders in two-dimensional quantum magnets

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  • Xue-Yang Song

    (Harvard University)

  • Chong Wang

    (Harvard University
    Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics)

  • Ashvin Vishwanath

    (Harvard University)

  • Yin-Chen He

    (Harvard University
    Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics)

Abstract

Quantum magnets provide the simplest example of strongly interacting quantum matter, yet they continue to resist a comprehensive understanding above one spatial dimension. We explore a promising framework in two dimensions, the Dirac spin liquid (DSL) — quantum electrodynamics (QED3) with 4 Dirac fermions coupled to photons. Importantly, its excitations include magnetic monopoles that drive confinement. We address previously open key questions — the symmetry actions on monopoles on square, honeycomb, triangular and kagome lattices. The stability of the DSL is enhanced on triangular and kagome lattices compared to bipartite (square and honeycomb) lattices. We obtain the universal signatures of the DSL on triangular and kagome lattices, including those of monopole excitations, as a guide to numerics and experiments on existing materials. Even when unstable, the DSL helps unify and organize the plethora of ordered phases in correlated two-dimensional materials.

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  • Xue-Yang Song & Chong Wang & Ashvin Vishwanath & Yin-Chen He, 2019. "Unifying description of competing orders in two-dimensional quantum magnets," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-11727-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11727-3
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