Publications (6)
Synthesis of epitaxial magnetic pyrochlore heterojunctions
Mikhail Kareev, Xiaoran Liu, Michael Terilli +8
The synthesis of stoichiometric and epitaxial pyrochlore iridate thin films presents significant challenges yet is critical for unlocking experimental access to novel topological a…
Chiral Spin-Liquid-Like State in Pyrochlore Iridate Thin Films
Xiaoran Liu, Jong-Woo Kim, Yao Wang +18
The pyrochlore iridates have become ideal platforms to unravel fascinating correlated and topolog?ical phenomena that stem from the intricate interplay among strong spin-orbit coup…
Electronic anisotropy and rotational symmetry breaking at a Weyl semimetal/spin ice interface
Tsung-Chi Wu, Yueqing Chang, Ang-Kun Wu +10
In magnetic pyrochlore materials, the interplay of spin-orbit coupling, electronic correlations, and geometrical frustration gives rise to exotic quantum phases, including topologi…
Epitaxial stabilization of (111)-oriented frustrated quantum pyrochlore thin films
Fangdi Wen, Tsung-Chi Wu, Xiaoran Liu +3
Frustrated rare-earth pyrochlore titanates, YbTiO, and TbTiO have been proposed as promising candidates to realize quantum spin ice (QSI). Multiple exotic q…
Orientation-dependent stabilization of MgCrO spinel thin films
Fangdi Wen, Xiaoran Liu, Mikhail Kareev +5
ABO normal spinels with a magnetic B site can host a variety of magnetic and orbital frustrations leading to spin-liquid phases and field-induced phase transitions. Here we…
Designing Quantum Matter in Pyrochlore Iridates: A Perspective on Recent Thin-Film Advances
Xiaoran Liu, Michael Terilli, Ana-Marija Nedic +2
The pyrochlore iridates R2Ir2O7 have emerged as a unique playground for exploring exotic quantum phenomena arising from the intricate interplay of strong spin-orbit coupling, elect…