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Title:

Fractionalized Prethermalization in a Driven Quantum Spin Liquid

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
Jin, Hui-Ke; Knolle, Johannes; Knap, Michael
Abstract:
Quantum spin liquids subject to a periodic drive can display fascinating nonequilibrium heating behavior because of their emergent fractionalized quasiparticles. Here, we investigate a driven Kitaev honeycomb model and examine the dynamics of emergent Majorana matter and Z2 flux excitations. We uncover a distinct two-step heating profile—dubbed fractionalized prethermalization—and a quasistationary state with vastly different temperatures for the matter and the flux sectors. We argue that this p...     »
Journal title:
Physical Review Letters 2023-06
Year:
2023
Journal volume:
130
Journal issue:
22
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1103/physrevlett.130.226701
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
E-ISSN:
0031-90071079-7114
Date of publication:
01.06.2023
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