Neutron scattering in the proximate quantum spin liquid α-RuCl 3
Arnab Banerjee, Jiaqiang Yan, Johannes Knolle, Craig A. Bridges, M. B. Stone, M. D. Lumsden, David Mandrus, D. M. Tennant, Roderich Moessner, S. E. Nagler
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Arnab Banerjee, Jiaqiang Yan, Johannes Knolle, Craig A. Bridges, M. B. Stone, M. D. Lumsden, David Mandrus, D. M. Tennant, Roderich Moessner, S. E. Nagler
Abstract
to reconstruct dynamical correlations in energy-momentum space. We discovered highly unusual signals, including a column of scattering over a large energy interval around the Brillouin zone center, which is very stable with temperature. This finding is consistent with scattering from the Majorana excitations of a KQSL. Other, more delicate experimental features can be transparently associated with perturbations to an ideal model. Our results encourage further study of this prototypical material and may open a window into investigating emergent magnetic Majorana fermions in correlated materials.
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to reconstruct dynamical correlations in energy-momentum space. We discovered highly unusual signals, including a column of scattering over a large energy interval around the Brillouin zone center, which is very stable with temperature. This finding is consistent with scattering from the Majorana excitations of a KQSL. Other, more delicate experimental features can be transparently associated with perturbations to an ideal model. Our results encourage further study of this prototypical material and may open a window into investigating emergent magnetic Majorana fermions in correlated materials.
Key concepts: MAJORANA, Quantum spin liquid, Physics, Spins, Condensed matter physics, Fermion, Neutron scattering, Inelastic neutron scattering