Raman Signatures of Strong Kitaev Exchange Correlations in (Na${}_{1-x}$Li${}_x$)${}_2$IrO${}_3$ : Experiments and Theory

Satyendra Nath Gupta, P. V. Sriluckshmy, Kavita Mehlawat +7

Inelastic light scattering studies on single crystals of (Na${}_{1-x}$Li${}_x$)${}_2$IrO${}_3$ ($x=0,0.05$ and $0.15$) show a polarization independent broad band at $\sim$~2750 cm$^{-1…