Proximate ferromagnetic state in the Kitaev model material $\alpha$-RuCl${}_3$

H. Suzuki, H. Liu, J. Bertinshaw +17

$\alpha$-RuCl${}_3$ is a major candidate for the realization of the Kitaev quantum spin liquid, but its zigzag antiferromagnetic order at low temperatures indicates deviations from the…