Hierarchy of Exchange Interactions in the Triangular-Lattice Spin Liquid YbMgGaO_{4}

The spin-1/2 triangular lattice antiferromagnet YbMgGaO_{4} has attracted attention recently as a quantum spin-liquid candidate with the possible presence of off-diagonal anisotropic exchange interactions induced by spin-orbit coupling. Whether a quantum spin liquid is stabilized or not depends on t...

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Main Authors: Xinshu Zhang, Fahad Mahmood, Marcus Daum, Zhiling Dun, Joseph A. M. Paddison, Nicholas J. Laurita, Tao Hong, Haidong Zhou, N. P. Armitage, Martin Mourigal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2018-07-01
Series:Physical Review X
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.8.031001