| Literature DB >> 25396391 |
J Knolle1, Gia-Wei Chern2, D L Kovrizhin3, R Moessner1, N B Perkins4.
Abstract
We show how Raman spectroscopy can serve as a valuable tool for diagnosing quantum spin liquids (QSL). We find that the Raman response of the gapless QSL of the Kitaev-Heisenberg model exhibits signatures of spin fractionalization into Majorana fermions, which give rise to a broad signal reflecting their density of states, and Z(2) gauge fluxes, which also contribute a sharp feature. We discuss the current experimental situation and explore more generally the effect of breaking the integrability on response functions of Kitaev spin liquids.Entities:
Year: 2014 PMID: 25396391 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.187201
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161