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Hauptverfasser: Lee, Inhee, Cen, Jiefu, Molchanov, Oleksandr, Feng, Shi, Huey, Warren L., van Tol, Johan, Goldberger, Joshua E., Trivedi, Nandini, Kee, Hae-Young, Hammel, P. Chris
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Online-Zugang:https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.16709
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author Lee, Inhee
Cen, Jiefu
Molchanov, Oleksandr
Feng, Shi
Huey, Warren L.
van Tol, Johan
Goldberger, Joshua E.
Trivedi, Nandini
Kee, Hae-Young
Hammel, P. Chris
author_facet Lee, Inhee
Cen, Jiefu
Molchanov, Oleksandr
Feng, Shi
Huey, Warren L.
van Tol, Johan
Goldberger, Joshua E.
Trivedi, Nandini
Kee, Hae-Young
Hammel, P. Chris
contents CrX$_3$ (X = Cl, Br, I) have the same crystal structure and Hamiltonian but different ligand spin-orbit coupling (SOC) constant $λ_X$, providing excellent material platform exploring for exotic two-dimensional (2D) spin orders. Their microscopic mechanism underlying 2D spin physics remain unestablished, along with experimental corroboration of Kitaev exchange interaction, central to realizing topological quantum spin liquids. Finding direct evidence for Kitaev interaction and determining its value has been an essential but formidable challenge in Kitaev physics. Here we report the direct Kitaev interaction signature in magnetic anisotropy measured by ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) spectroscopy. We present measured values of Heisenberg $J$, Kitaev $K$, and off-diagonal symmetric $Γ$ exchange interactions in CrX$_3$ determined using FMR and exact diagonalization. $K$ and $Γ$ exhibit dominant dependencies on $λ_X$, indicating its central role in 2D magnetism. Our study provides a foundation for designing 2D magnetic materials exhibiting novel behaviors by tuning intrinsic material parameters such as SOC.
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spellingShingle Spin-orbit coupling controlled two-dimensional magnetism in chromium trihalides
Lee, Inhee
Cen, Jiefu
Molchanov, Oleksandr
Feng, Shi
Huey, Warren L.
van Tol, Johan
Goldberger, Joshua E.
Trivedi, Nandini
Kee, Hae-Young
Hammel, P. Chris
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
CrX$_3$ (X = Cl, Br, I) have the same crystal structure and Hamiltonian but different ligand spin-orbit coupling (SOC) constant $λ_X$, providing excellent material platform exploring for exotic two-dimensional (2D) spin orders. Their microscopic mechanism underlying 2D spin physics remain unestablished, along with experimental corroboration of Kitaev exchange interaction, central to realizing topological quantum spin liquids. Finding direct evidence for Kitaev interaction and determining its value has been an essential but formidable challenge in Kitaev physics. Here we report the direct Kitaev interaction signature in magnetic anisotropy measured by ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) spectroscopy. We present measured values of Heisenberg $J$, Kitaev $K$, and off-diagonal symmetric $Γ$ exchange interactions in CrX$_3$ determined using FMR and exact diagonalization. $K$ and $Γ$ exhibit dominant dependencies on $λ_X$, indicating its central role in 2D magnetism. Our study provides a foundation for designing 2D magnetic materials exhibiting novel behaviors by tuning intrinsic material parameters such as SOC.
title Spin-orbit coupling controlled two-dimensional magnetism in chromium trihalides
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.16709