Numerical study of the Kitaev-Heisenberg chain
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Abstract
We study the one-dimensional Kitaev-Heisenberg model as a possible realization of magnetic degrees of freedom of the K-intercalated honeycomb-lattice ruthenium trichloride α-RuCl3, denoted as K0.5RuClm. First, we discuss the possible charge ordering pattern in K0.5RuClm, where half of the j=[Formula presented] spins are replaced by nonmagnetic ions in the honeycomb layer. Next, we investigate the low-energy excitations of the 1D Kitaev-Heisenberg model by calculating the dynamical spin structure factor using the Lanczos exact-diagonalization method. In the vicinity of Kitaev limit, there exist two well-separated dispersions. The bandwidth of each dispersion depends on the Heisenberg and Kitaev terms. This result may be relevant to the low-lying magnetic excitations of K0.5RuClm.
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 461-463 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Physica B: Condensed Matter |
Volume | 536 |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2018 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
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Keywords
- K-intercalated RuCl3, Kitaev-Heisenberg chain, Lanczos method