Kitaev spin-orbital bilayers and their moiré superlattices

Abstract We determine the phase diagram of a bilayer, Yao-Lee spin-orbital model with inter-layer interactions (J), for several stackings and moiré superlattices. For AA stacking, a gapped $${{\mathbb{Z}}}_{2}$$ Z 2 quantum spin liquid phase emerges at a finite J c. We show that this phase survives...

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Main Authors: Emilian Marius Nica, Muhammad Akram, Aayush Vijayvargia, Roderich Moessner, Onur Erten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:npj Quantum Materials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-023-00541-2