Correlated quantum phenomena in the strong spin-orbit regime

W Witczak-Krempa, G Chen, YB Kim… - Annu. Rev. Condens …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
We discuss phenomena arising from the combined influence of electron correlation and spin-
orbit coupling (SOC), with an emphasis on emergent quantum phases and transitions in …

The study of magnetic topological semimetals by first principles calculations

J Zou, Z He, G Xu - npj Computational Materials, 2019 - nature.com
Magnetic topological semimetals (TSMs) are topological quantum materials with broken time-
reversal symmetry (TRS) and isolated nodal points or lines near the Fermi level. Their …

Determination of long-range all-in-all-out ordering of Ir moments in a pyrochlore iridate EuIrO by resonant x-ray diffraction

H Sagayama, D Uematsu, T Arima, K Sugimoto… - Physical Review B …, 2013 - APS
The pyrochlore-type iridium oxide Eu 2 Ir 2 O 7 exhibits a metal-insulator transition at 120 K,
accompanied by magnetic ordering. We used x-ray diffraction measurements with photon …

All-in–all-Out Magnetic Order and Propagating Spin Waves in

C Donnerer, MC Rahn, MM Sala, JG Vale, D Pincini… - Physical review …, 2016 - APS
Using resonant magnetic x-ray scattering we address the unresolved nature of the magnetic
ground state and the low-energy effective Hamiltonian of Sm 2 Ir 2 O 7, a prototypical …

New type of quantum criticality in the pyrochlore iridates

L Savary, EG Moon, L Balents - Physical Review X, 2014 - APS
Magnetic fluctuations and electrons couple in intriguing ways in the vicinity of zero-
temperature phase transitions—quantum critical points—in conducting materials. Quantum …

Chiral spin-liquid-like state in pyrochlore iridate thin films

X Liu, JW Kim, Y Wang, M Terilli, X Jia… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The pyrochlore iridates have become ideal platforms to unravel fascinating correlated and
topological phenomena that stem from the intricate interplay among strong spin-orbit …

Coulomb correlations in 4d and 5d oxides from first principles—or how spin–orbit materials choose their effective orbital degeneracies

C Martins, M Aichhorn, S Biermann - Journal of Physics …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The interplay of spin–orbit coupling and Coulomb correlations has become a hot topic in
condensed matter theory and is especially important in 4d and 5d transition metal oxides …

Metal-insulator transition and topological properties of pyrochlore iridates

H Zhang, K Haule, D Vanderbilt - Physical review letters, 2017 - APS
Combining density functional theory (DFT) and embedded dynamical mean-field theory
(DMFT) methods, we study the metal-insulator transition in R 2 Ir 2 O 7 (R= Y, Eu, Sm, Nd …

Enhanced weak ferromagnetism and conductivity in hole-doped pyrochlore iridate

WK Zhu, M Wang, B Seradjeh, F Yang, SX Zhang - Physical Review B, 2014 - APS
Pyrochlore iridates have recently attracted growing interest in condensed matter physics
because of their potential for realizing new topological states. In order to achieve such …

Pyrochlore electrons under pressure, heat, and field: Shedding light on the iridates

W Witczak-Krempa, A Go, YB Kim - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter …, 2013 - APS
We study the finite temperature and magnetic-field phase diagram of electrons on the
pyrochlore lattice subject to a local repulsion as a model for the pyrochlore iridates. We …