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| author | Drechsler, Tom Vojta, Matthias |
| author_facet | Drechsler, Tom Vojta, Matthias |
| contents | The Ising chain in a transverse field stands out as a paradigmatic example for a quantum phase transition. CoNb$_2$O$_6$ has been discussed as a material realization of this physics, but it was later realized that its magnetic exchange couplings are more complicated, taking the form of twisted Kitaev chains. Here we study a three-dimensional model for CoNb$_2$O$_6$, taking into account both Kitaev physics and frustrated inter-chain coupling, in applied magnetic field. Using semiclassical techniques at zero temperature, we map out the sequence of field-driven phases for arbitrary field direction; these include phases with commensurate and incommensurate inter-chain order. As a result of spin-orbit coupling, the phase diagram is extremely sensitive to small changes in the field angle. We compute static observables as well as magnetic excitation spectra in the various phases and connect our results to existing experimental data. |
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| spellingShingle | Field-driven phases in a three-dimensional twisted Kitaev model for CoNb$_2$O$_6$: Interplay of frustration and spin-orbit coupling Drechsler, Tom Vojta, Matthias Strongly Correlated Electrons The Ising chain in a transverse field stands out as a paradigmatic example for a quantum phase transition. CoNb$_2$O$_6$ has been discussed as a material realization of this physics, but it was later realized that its magnetic exchange couplings are more complicated, taking the form of twisted Kitaev chains. Here we study a three-dimensional model for CoNb$_2$O$_6$, taking into account both Kitaev physics and frustrated inter-chain coupling, in applied magnetic field. Using semiclassical techniques at zero temperature, we map out the sequence of field-driven phases for arbitrary field direction; these include phases with commensurate and incommensurate inter-chain order. As a result of spin-orbit coupling, the phase diagram is extremely sensitive to small changes in the field angle. We compute static observables as well as magnetic excitation spectra in the various phases and connect our results to existing experimental data. |
| title | Field-driven phases in a three-dimensional twisted Kitaev model for CoNb$_2$O$_6$: Interplay of frustration and spin-orbit coupling |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.21973 |