Anomalous thermal conductivity and magnetic torque response in the honeycomb magnet $\alpha$-RuCl${}_3$

Ian A. Leahy, Christopher A. Pocs, Peter E. Siegfried +5

We report on the unusual behavior of the in-plane thermal conductivity ($\kappa$) and torque ($\tau$) response in the Kitaev-Heisenberg material $\alpha$-RuCl${}_3$. $\kappa$ shows a striking enhancem…