Physicists Confirm Elusive Quantum Spin Liquid in New Study

Ultrafast all-optical generation of pure spin and valley currents

Pure currents comprise the flow of a two state quantum freedom – for example the electron spin – in the absence of charge flow. Radically different from the charge currents that underpin present day electronics, in two dimensional materials possessing additional two state freedoms such as valley index they offer profound possibilities for miniaturization and energy efficiency in a next generation spin- and valleytronics. Here we demonstrate a ro…

Physicists confirm elusive quantum spin liquid in new study

An international team of scientists led by Rice University's Pengcheng Dai has confirmed the existence of emergent photons and fractionalized spin excitations in a rare quantum spin liquid. Published in Nature Physics on June 19, their findings identify the crystalline compound cerium zirconium oxide (Ce₂Zr₂O₇) as a clear 3D realization of this exotic state of matter.

Spin Chain Synchronisation Resists Noise, Revealing Collective Dynamics Insights.

Research demonstrates that synchronisation within spin chains, even under the influence of local Gaussian white noise, persists due to correlations between spins, quantified using the Pearson correlation coefficient and frequency analysis via fast Fourier transformation, offering insights into collective dynamics in many-body quantum systems despite decoherence.

Evidence of Long-Sought ’Quantum Spin Liquid’ Discovered

24.06.2025 - After decades of searching, an exotic new state of matter may finally have been found: An international research team, including the TU Wien, presents compelling evidence.

Newly discovered quantum state revolutionizes material science

In the natural world, many things come in mirror-image pairs. Your left and right hands are a perfect example—they look alike but can’t be perfectly superimposed. This idea, called chirality or “handedness,” is found everywhere in science, from the spiral of DNA to the twist of snail shells. For a long time, scientists believed certain materials didn’t have this handedness. But a groundbreaking discovery has changed that thinking. A team of rese…

Scientists Unveil Definitive Evidence of Elusive Quantum Spin Liquid in

In an unprecedented leap forward in condensed matter physics, an international team of researchers led by Pengcheng Dai at Rice University has unequivocally confirmed the presence of emergent photons and fractionalized spin excitations within a rare and elusive quantum spin liquid. This landmark discovery, recently published in Nature Physics, identifies the crystalline compound cerium zirconium oxide (Ce₂Zr₂O₇) as a definitive three-dimensional…