Real-space chirality from crystalline topological defects in the Kitaev spin liquid

Abstract We show that certain crystalline topological defects in the gapless Kitaev honeycomb spin liquid model generate a chirality and Majorana fermion orbital magnetization that depends in a universal manner on their emergent flux. Focusing on 5–7 dislocations as building blocks, consisting of pe...

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Main Authors: Fay Borhani, Arnab Seth, Itamar Kimchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-04-01
Series:npj Quantum Materials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-025-00765-4
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