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Optical probe of Heisenberg-Kitaev magnetism inα−RuCl3
- Source :
- Physical Review B. 94
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- American Physical Society (APS), 2016.
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Abstract
- We report a temperature-dependent optical spectroscopic study of the Heisenberg-Kitaev magnet $\ensuremath{\alpha}\text{\ensuremath{-}}{\mathrm{RuCl}}_{3}$. Our measurements reveal anomalies in the optical response near the magnetic ordering temperature. At higher temperatures, we observe a redistribution of spectral weight over a broad energy range that is associated with nearest-neighbor spin-spin correlations. This finding is consistent with highly frustrated magnetic interactions and in agreement with theoretical expectations for this class of material. The optical data also reveal significant electron-hole interaction effects, including a bound excitonic state. These results demonstrate a clear coupling between charge and spin degrees of freedom and provide insight into the properties of thermally disordered Heisenberg-Kitaev magnets.
- Subjects :
- Physics
Condensed matter physics
Magnetism
Degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry)
Charge (physics)
02 engineering and technology
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Coupling (probability)
01 natural sciences
Magnet
0103 physical sciences
010306 general physics
0210 nano-technology
Spin (physics)
Néel temperature
Energy (signal processing)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 24699969 and 24699950
- Volume :
- 94
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Physical Review B
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........176d18a90179b8f21a6d96bb397dfd23