Finite Temperature Dynamics in 0-Flux and $\pi$-Flux Quantum Spin Ice: Self-Consistent Exclusive Boson Approach

Abstract

Quantum spin ice (QSI) is an emblematic three-dimensional $U(1)$ quantum spin liquid (QSL) on the pyrochlore lattice that hosts gapless photon-like modes and spinon excitations. Despite its notable status and the current rise of strong material candidates Ce${}_2$(Zr, Sn, Hf)${}_2$O${}_7$, there are still only a few analytical approaches to model the low-energy behavior of QSI. These analytical methods are essential to gain insight into the physical interpretation of measurements. We here introduce the self-consistent exclusive boson representation (SCEBR) to model emergent spinon excitations in QSI. By treating the presence of other emergent charges in an average way, the SCEBR extends the range of validity of the exclusive boson representation previously introduced by Hao, Day, and Gingras [Hao, Day, and Gingras, Physical Review B, 90, 214430 (2014)] to numerous cases of physical relevance. We extensively benchmark the approach and provide detailed analytical expressions for the spinon dispersion, the Bogoliubov transformation that diagonalizes the system, and the dynamical spin structure factor for 0- and $\pi$-flux QSI. Finite temperature properties are further investigated to highlight essential differences between the thermodynamic behavior of the 0- and $\pi$-flux phases. We notably show that the SCEBR predicts a reduction of the spinon bandwidth with increasing temperature, consistent with previous quantum Monte-Carlo results, through suppression of spinon hopping by thermal occupation. The SCEBR thus provides a powerful analytical tool to interpret experiments on current and future candidate material that has several advantages over other widely used methods.

13+9 pages, 8 figures

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