Volume-wise destruction of the antiferromagnetic Mott insulating state through quantum tuning

Knowing whether a quantum phase transition is first- or second-order is crucial for understanding any associated exotic phenomena, but direct experimental evidence has been scarce. Here, Frandsen et al. report first-order magnetic quantum phase transitions in archetypal Mott systems, providing insig...

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Main Authors: Benjamin A. Frandsen, Lian Liu, Sky C. Cheung, Zurab Guguchia, Rustem Khasanov, Elvezio Morenzoni, Timothy J. S. Munsie, Alannah M. Hallas, Murray N. Wilson, Yipeng Cai, Graeme M. Luke, Bijuan Chen, Wenmin Li, Changqing Jin, Cui Ding, Shengli Guo, Fanlong Ning, Takashi U. Ito, Wataru Higemoto, Simon J. L. Billinge, Shoya Sakamoto, Atsushi Fujimori, Taito Murakami, Hiroshi Kageyama, Jose Antonio Alonso, Gabriel Kotliar, Masatoshi Imada, Yasutomo J. Uemura
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2016-08-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12519
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author Benjamin A. Frandsen
Lian Liu
Sky C. Cheung
Zurab Guguchia
Rustem Khasanov
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Murray N. Wilson
Yipeng Cai
Graeme M. Luke
Bijuan Chen
Wenmin Li
Changqing Jin
Cui Ding
Shengli Guo
Fanlong Ning
Takashi U. Ito
Wataru Higemoto
Simon J. L. Billinge
Shoya Sakamoto
Atsushi Fujimori
Taito Murakami
Hiroshi Kageyama
Jose Antonio Alonso
Gabriel Kotliar
Masatoshi Imada
Yasutomo J. Uemura
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Yipeng Cai
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Cui Ding
Shengli Guo
Fanlong Ning
Takashi U. Ito
Wataru Higemoto
Simon J. L. Billinge
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Atsushi Fujimori
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spelling doaj.art-7e9919722cb14d35b9ea6ded90e318202022-12-21T20:29:33ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232016-08-01711810.1038/ncomms12519Volume-wise destruction of the antiferromagnetic Mott insulating state through quantum tuningBenjamin A. Frandsen0Lian Liu1Sky C. Cheung2Zurab Guguchia3Rustem Khasanov4Elvezio Morenzoni5Timothy J. S. Munsie6Alannah M. Hallas7Murray N. Wilson8Yipeng Cai9Graeme M. Luke10Bijuan Chen11Wenmin Li12Changqing Jin13Cui Ding14Shengli Guo15Fanlong Ning16Takashi U. Ito17Wataru Higemoto18Simon J. L. Billinge19Shoya Sakamoto20Atsushi Fujimori21Taito Murakami22Hiroshi Kageyama23Jose Antonio Alonso24Gabriel Kotliar25Masatoshi Imada26Yasutomo J. Uemura27Department of Physics, Columbia UniversityDepartment of Physics, Columbia UniversityDepartment of Physics, Columbia UniversityLaboratory for Muon Spin Spectroscopy, Paul Scherrer InstituteLaboratory for Muon Spin Spectroscopy, Paul Scherrer InstituteLaboratory for Muon Spin Spectroscopy, Paul Scherrer InstituteDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster UniversityDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster UniversityDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster UniversityDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster UniversityDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster UniversityInstitute of Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesDepartment of Physics, Zhejiang UniversityDepartment of Physics, Zhejiang UniversityDepartment of Physics, Zhejiang UniversityAdvanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy AgencyAdvanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy AgencyDepartment of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia UniversityDepartment of Physics, University of TokyoDepartment of Physics, University of TokyoDepartment of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto UniversityDepartment of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto UniversityInstituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), CSICCondensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National LaboratoryDepartment of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 HongoDepartment of Physics, Columbia UniversityKnowing whether a quantum phase transition is first- or second-order is crucial for understanding any associated exotic phenomena, but direct experimental evidence has been scarce. Here, Frandsen et al. report first-order magnetic quantum phase transitions in archetypal Mott systems, providing insight into the underlying quantum fluctuations.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12519
spellingShingle Benjamin A. Frandsen
Lian Liu
Sky C. Cheung
Zurab Guguchia
Rustem Khasanov
Elvezio Morenzoni
Timothy J. S. Munsie
Alannah M. Hallas
Murray N. Wilson
Yipeng Cai
Graeme M. Luke
Bijuan Chen
Wenmin Li
Changqing Jin
Cui Ding
Shengli Guo
Fanlong Ning
Takashi U. Ito
Wataru Higemoto
Simon J. L. Billinge
Shoya Sakamoto
Atsushi Fujimori
Taito Murakami
Hiroshi Kageyama
Jose Antonio Alonso
Gabriel Kotliar
Masatoshi Imada
Yasutomo J. Uemura
Volume-wise destruction of the antiferromagnetic Mott insulating state through quantum tuning
Nature Communications
title Volume-wise destruction of the antiferromagnetic Mott insulating state through quantum tuning
title_full Volume-wise destruction of the antiferromagnetic Mott insulating state through quantum tuning
title_fullStr Volume-wise destruction of the antiferromagnetic Mott insulating state through quantum tuning
title_full_unstemmed Volume-wise destruction of the antiferromagnetic Mott insulating state through quantum tuning
title_short Volume-wise destruction of the antiferromagnetic Mott insulating state through quantum tuning
title_sort volume wise destruction of the antiferromagnetic mott insulating state through quantum tuning
url https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12519
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