We review the recent advances and current challenges in the field of strong spin-orbit
coupled Kitaev materials, with a particular emphasis on the physics beyond the exactly …

Quantum spin liquids are an exciting playground for exotic physical phenomena and
emergent many-body quantum states. The realization and discovery of quantum spin liquid …

Computational models are an essential tool for the design, characterization, and discovery
of novel materials. Computationally hard tasks in materials science stretch the limits of …

Co 2+ ions in an octahedral crystal field stabilize aj eff= 1/2 ground state with an orbital
degree of freedom and have been recently put forward for realizing Kitaev interactions, a …

Quantum spin liquids (QSLs) are topologically ordered states of matter that host
fractionalized excitations. A particular route towards a QSL is via strongly bond-dependent …

Spin-orbit coupled honeycomb magnets with the Kitaev interaction have received a lot of
attention due to their potential of hosting exotic quantum states including quantum spin …

In transition-metal compounds with partially filled 4 d and 5 d shells spin–orbit
entanglement, electronic correlations, and crystal-field effects conspire to give rise to a …

Finding new materials with antiferromagnetic (AFM) Kitaev interaction is an urgent issue for
quantum magnetism research. We conclude that Na 3 Co 2 SbO 6 and Na 2 Co 2 TeO 6 are …

Layered α-RuCl3 is a promising material to potentially realize the long-sought Kitaev
quantum spin liquid with fractionalized excitations. While evidence of this state has been …

Na 2 Co 2 TeO 6 is a proposed approximate Kitaev magnet, yet its actual magnetic
interactions are elusive due to a lack of knowledge on the full excitation spectrum. Here …