학술논문

Kitaev spin-orbital bilayers and their moir\'e superlattices
Document Type
Working Paper
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Subject
Condensed Matter - Strongly Correlated Electrons
Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics
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Abstract
We determine the phase diagram of a bilayer, Yao-Lee spin-orbital model with inter-layer interactions (J), for several stackings and moir\'e superlattices. For AA stacking, a gapped Z2 quantum spin liquid phase emerges at a finite Jc. We show that this phase survives in the well-controlled large-J limit, where an isotropic honeycomb toric code emerges. For moir\'e superlattices, a finite-q inter-layer hybridization is stabilized. This connects inequivalent Dirac points, effectively `untwisting' the system. Our study thus provides insight into the spin-liquid phases of bilayer spin-orbital Kitaev materials.
Comment: 23 pages, 6 figures; To appear in npj Quantum Materials