A quantum dipolar spin liquid

TitleA quantum dipolar spin liquid
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsYao N.Y, Zaletel M.P, Stamper-Kurn D.M, Vishwanath A.
JournalNature Physics
Volume14
Pagination405–410
ISBN Number1745-2481
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.

URLhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-017-0030-7
DOI10.1038/s41567-017-0030-7
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