Science· 2020Q1· Review
Quantum spin liquids
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- 2020year
Short summary
Quantum spin liquids are exotic phases of matter with topological properties, exhibiting fractionalized excitations, though no material is definitively confirmed as a spin liquid.
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Key points
- Quantum spin liquids possess topological order and fractionalized excitations.
- Excitations in spin liquids can behave as fractions of an electron.
- No single material is universally accepted as a confirmed spin liquid.
- Several materials exhibit properties suggestive of quantum spin liquids.
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Abstract
Spin liquids are quantum phases of matter with a variety of unusual features arising from their topological character, including "fractionalization"-elementary excitations that behave as fractions of an electron. Although there is not yet universally accepted experimental evidence that establishes that any single material has a spin liquid ground state, in the past few years a number of materials have been shown to exhibit distinctive properties that are expected of a quantum spin liquid. Here, we review theoretical and experimental progress in this area.
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Field: Condensed Matter Physics
Condensed Matter PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy