Disorder-Induced Mimicry of a Spin Liquid in YbMgGaO${}_4$

Zhenyue Zhu, P. A. Maksimov, Steven R. White +1

We suggest that a randomization of the pseudo-dipolar interaction in the spin-orbit-generated low-energy Hamiltonian of YbMgGaO${}_4$ due to an inhomogeneous charge environment from…