Title | A quantum dipolar spin liquid |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Authors | Yao N.Y, Zaletel M.P, Stamper-Kurn D.M, Vishwanath A. |
Journal | Nature Physics |
Volume | 14 |
Pagination | 405–410 |
ISBN Number | 1745-2481 |
Abstract | Quantum spin liquids are a class of magnetic ground states reliant on non-local entanglement. Motivated by recent advances in the control of ultracold polar molecules and the development of dipolar quantum materials, we show that dipolar interactions between S = 1/2 moments stabilize spin liquids on the triangular and kagome lattices. In the latter case, the moments spontaneously break time-reversal, forming a chiral spin liquid with robust edge modes and emergent semions. We propose a simple route toward synthesizing a dipolar Heisenberg antiferromagnet from lattice-trapped polar molecules using only a single pair of rotational states and a constant electric field. |
URL | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-017-0030-7 |
DOI | 10.1038/s41567-017-0030-7 |