On the Multi-q Characteristics of Magnetic Ground States of Honeycomb Cobalt Oxides

  • The Kitaev honeycomb model has received significant attention due to its exactly solvable quantum spin liquid ground states and fractionalized excitations. Layered cobalt oxides have been considered as a promising platform for realizing this model. However, in contrast to the conventional wisdom regarding the single-\bm q zigzag magnetic order inferred from previous studies of the candidate materials Na_2IrO_3 and \alpha-RuCl_3, recent experiments on two representative honeycomb cobalt oxides, hexagonal Na_2Co_2TeO_6 and monoclinic Na_3Co_2SbO_6, have uncovered evidence for more complex multi-\bm q zigzag order variants. This review surveys the experimental strategies used to distinguish between single- and multi-\bm q orders, along with the crystallographic symmetries of cobalt oxides, in comparison with previously studied systems. The general formation mechanism of multi-\bm q order is also briefly discussed. The goal is to provide a solid ground for examining the relevance of multi-\bm q order in honeycomb cobalt oxides and discuss its implications for the microscopic model of these intriguing quantum magnets.
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