Feasibility of Kitaev quantum spin liquids in ultracold polar molecules

Abstract

Ultracold atoms and molecules trapped in optical lattices are expected to serve as simulators of strongly correlated systems and topological states of matter. A fascinating example is to realize the Kitaev quantum spin liquid by using ultracold polar molecules. However, although experimental implementation of the Kitaev-type interaction was proposed, the stability of the Kitaev quantum spin liquid has not been fully investigated thus far. Here we study a quantum spin model with long-range angle-dependent Kitaev-type interactions proposed for the polar molecules, by the pseudofermion functional renormalization group method. We reveal that the ground state is magnetically ordered in both ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic models regardless of the spatial anisotropy of the interactions, while the isotropic case is most frustrated and closest to the realization of the Kitaev quantum spin liquid. Furthermore, by introducing a cutoff in the interaction range, we clarify how the Kitaev quantum spin liquid is destroyed by the long-range interactions. The results urge us to reconsider the feasibility of the Kitaev quantum spin liquid in ultracold polar molecules.

arXiv comment13 pages, 13 figures

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