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Unconventional spin transport in strongly correlated kagome systems

Masataka Kawano1, Frank Pollmann1,2, and Michael Knap1,2

  • 1Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Physics Department, 85748 Garching, Germany
  • 2Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology (MCQST), Schellingstr. 4, 80799 München, Germany

Phys. Rev. B 109, L121111 – Published 18 March, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.109.L121111

Abstract

Recent progress in material design enables the study of correlated, low-temperature phases and associated anomalous transport in two-dimensional kagome systems. Here, we show that unconventional spin transport can arise in such systems even at elevated temperatures due to emergent dynamical constraints. To demonstrate this effect, we consider a strong-coupling limit of an extended Hubbard model on the kagome lattice with a density of 2/3. We numerically investigate the charge and spin transport by a cellular automaton circuit, allowing us to perform simulations on large systems to long times while preserving the essential conservation laws. The charge dynamics reflects the constraints and can be understood by a Gaussian field theory of a scalar height field. Moreover, the system exhibits a hidden spin conservation law with a dynamic sublattice structure, which enables additional slow relaxation pathways for spin excitations. These features can be directly tested by measuring the dynamic spin structure factor with neutron scattering.

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