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| author | Kwon, Junyoung Kim, Jaehwon Oh, Gwansuk Jin, Seyoung Kim, Kwangrae Kim, Hoon Ha, Seunghyeok Kim, Hyun-Woo J. Sim, GiBaik Wehinger, Bjorn Garbarino, Gaston Maraytta, Nour Merz, Michael Tacon, Matthieu Le Sahle, Christoph J. Longo, Alessandro Kim, Jungho Go, Ara Cho, Gil Young Kim, Beom Hyun Kim, B. J. |
| author_facet | Kwon, Junyoung Kim, Jaehwon Oh, Gwansuk Jin, Seyoung Kim, Kwangrae Kim, Hoon Ha, Seunghyeok Kim, Hyun-Woo J. Sim, GiBaik Wehinger, Bjorn Garbarino, Gaston Maraytta, Nour Merz, Michael Tacon, Matthieu Le Sahle, Christoph J. Longo, Alessandro Kim, Jungho Go, Ara Cho, Gil Young Kim, Beom Hyun Kim, B. J. |
| contents | Entanglement underpins quantum information processing and computing, yet its experimental quantification in complex, many-body condensed matter systems remains a considerable challenge. Here, we reveal a highly entangled electronic phase proximate to a quantum metal-insulator transition, identified by resonant inelastic x-ray scattering interferometry. This approach reveals that entanglement across atomic sites generates characteristic interference patterns, which our model accurately reproduces, enabling extraction of a full entanglement spectrum and resolution of the underlying quantum states. Our analysis of the pyrochlore iridate Nd2Ir2O7 demonstrates that the system undergoes pronounced quantum fluctuations in its spin, orbital and charge degrees of freedom, even in the presence of a long-range 'all-in-all-out' antiferromagnetic order. Importantly, the observed entanglement signatures facilitate the coexistence of multiple exotic symmetry-breaking orders. Complementary investigations using Raman spectroscopy corroborate the presence of these hidden orders and their emergent excitations. In particular, we observe a two-magnon-bound state below the lowest single-magnon excitation energy, which, together with split phonon modes, provides strong evidence for cubic symmetry-breaking orders of magnetic origin juxtaposed with the all-in-all-out order. Our work thus establishes a direct link between quantum entanglement and emergent unconventional orders, opening new avenues for investigating quantum materials. |
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| spellingShingle | Intertwined Orders in a Quantum-Entangled Metal Kwon, Junyoung Kim, Jaehwon Oh, Gwansuk Jin, Seyoung Kim, Kwangrae Kim, Hoon Ha, Seunghyeok Kim, Hyun-Woo J. Sim, GiBaik Wehinger, Bjorn Garbarino, Gaston Maraytta, Nour Merz, Michael Tacon, Matthieu Le Sahle, Christoph J. Longo, Alessandro Kim, Jungho Go, Ara Cho, Gil Young Kim, Beom Hyun Kim, B. J. Strongly Correlated Electrons Entanglement underpins quantum information processing and computing, yet its experimental quantification in complex, many-body condensed matter systems remains a considerable challenge. Here, we reveal a highly entangled electronic phase proximate to a quantum metal-insulator transition, identified by resonant inelastic x-ray scattering interferometry. This approach reveals that entanglement across atomic sites generates characteristic interference patterns, which our model accurately reproduces, enabling extraction of a full entanglement spectrum and resolution of the underlying quantum states. Our analysis of the pyrochlore iridate Nd2Ir2O7 demonstrates that the system undergoes pronounced quantum fluctuations in its spin, orbital and charge degrees of freedom, even in the presence of a long-range 'all-in-all-out' antiferromagnetic order. Importantly, the observed entanglement signatures facilitate the coexistence of multiple exotic symmetry-breaking orders. Complementary investigations using Raman spectroscopy corroborate the presence of these hidden orders and their emergent excitations. In particular, we observe a two-magnon-bound state below the lowest single-magnon excitation energy, which, together with split phonon modes, provides strong evidence for cubic symmetry-breaking orders of magnetic origin juxtaposed with the all-in-all-out order. Our work thus establishes a direct link between quantum entanglement and emergent unconventional orders, opening new avenues for investigating quantum materials. |
| title | Intertwined Orders in a Quantum-Entangled Metal |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.04375 |