# Quantum Spin Liquids

## TL;DR

Quantum spin liquids are exotic quantum phases with topological properties and fractional excitations, with growing experimental evidence suggesting their realization in certain materials.

## Contribution

This paper reviews the concept of quantum spin liquids, their topological features, and summarizes recent experimental evidence supporting their existence in various materials.

## Key findings

- Evidence of fractionalization in candidate materials
- Topological features observed in experiments
- Growing experimental support for quantum spin liquids

## Abstract

Spin liquids are quantum phases of matter that exhibit a variety of novel features associated with their topological character. These include various forms of fractionalization - elementary excitations that behave as fractions of an electron. While there is not yet entirely convincing experimental evidence that any particular material has a spin liquid ground state, in the past few years, increasing evidence has accumulated for a number of materials suggesting that they have characteristics strongly reminiscent of those expected for a quantum spin liquid.

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1905.07040