Unifying description of competing orders in two-dimensional quantum magnets

Xue-Yang Song, Chong Wang, Ashvin Vishwanath () and Yin-Chen He
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Xue-Yang Song: Harvard University
Chong Wang: Harvard University
Ashvin Vishwanath: Harvard University
Yin-Chen He: Harvard University

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11727-3

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