$\mathbb Z_2$ spin liquids in the higher spin-$S$ Kitaev honeycomb model: An exact deconfined $\mathbb Z_2$ gauge structure in a non-integrable model

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2212.00053v2
• Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:15:58 GMT
• Title: $\mathbb Z_2$ spin liquids in the higher spin-$S$ Kitaev honeycomb model: An exact deconfined $\mathbb Z_2$ gauge structure in a non-integrable model
• Authors: Han Ma
• Abstract summary: We prove that the fermionic $mathbb Z$ gauge charges are always deconfined; hence the half integer spin Kitaev model would have non-trivial spin liquid ground states. The bosonic $mathbb Z$ gauge charges of the integer spin model, on the other hand, could condense, leading to a trivial product state.
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• Abstract: The higher spin Kitaev model prominently features the extensive locally conserved quantities the same as the spin-$1/2$ Kitaev honeycomb model, although it is not exactly solvable. It remains an open question regarding the physical meaning of these conserved quantities in the higher spin model. In this Letter, by introducing a Majorana parton construction for a general spin-$S$ we uncover that these conserved quantities are exactly the $\mathbb Z_2$ gauge fluxes in the general spin-$S$ model, including the case of spin-$1/2$. Particularly, we find an even-odd effect that the $\mathbb Z_2$ gauge charges are fermions in the half integer spin model, but are bosons in the integer spin model. We further prove that the fermionic $\mathbb Z_2$ gauge charges are always deconfined; hence the half integer spin Kitaev model would have non-trivial spin liquid ground states regardless of interaction strengths in the Hamiltonian. The bosonic $\mathbb Z_2$ gauge charges of the integer spin model, on the other hand, could condense, leading to a trivial product state, and this is indeed the case at the anisotropic limit of the model.

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