Heung-Sik Kim

Kitaev magnetism in honeycombRuCl3with intermediate spin-orbit coupling

Intensive studies of the interplay between spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and electronic correlations in transition metal compounds have recently been undertaken. In particular,

Crystal-field splitting and correlation effect on the electronic structure of A2IrO3.

j_{\rm eff}

Spin-orbit excitations and electronic structure of the putative Kitaev magnetα−RuCl3

= 1/2 bands on a honeycomb lattice provide a pathway to realize Kitaevs exactly solvable spin model. However, since current wisdom requires strong atomic SOC to make

Topological crystalline semimetals in non-symmorphic lattices

j_{\rm eff}=1/2

Double polarization hysteresis loop induced by the domain pinning by defect dipoles in HoMnO3 epitaxial thin films

bands, studies have been limited to iridium oxides. Contrary to this expectation, we demonstrate how Kitaev interactions arise in 4

Surface States of Perovskite Iridates AIrO

d

_3

-orbital honeycomb

; Signatures of Topological Crystalline Metal with Nontrivial

\alpha

Z_2

-RuCl

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