Electronic Transport in Thin Crystals of Ruthenium Chloride

POSTER

Abstract

Ruthenium chloride (RuCl3) has gathered significant interest in the recent years, as it is a layered
material that presents key features such as a honeycomb geometry and bond-directional interactions,
making it a promising candidate for the experimental realizations of the Kitaev-Heisenberg model.
Exciting ground states have been predicted for this system, such as quantum spin liquids, consistent
with recent inelastic neutron scattering experiments as well as long ranged magnetic ordered states.
Here we present preliminary electronic transport experiments on exfoliated thin crystals of RuCl3 and
the effects of ionic liquid gating.

Presenters

  • Naomy Marrufo

    Physics & Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach, California State University, Long Beach

Authors

  • Naomy Marrufo

    Physics & Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach, California State University, Long Beach

  • Amirari Diego

    Physics & Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach, California State University, Long Beach

  • Josue Rodriguez

    Physics & Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach, California State University, Long Beach

  • Gilbert Lopez

    Physics, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, University of California Berkeley

  • Nicholas Breznay

    Physics, Harvey Mudd College, Harvey Mudd College, Department of Physics, Harvey Mudd College, Physics, University of California, Berkeley

  • Robert Kealhofer

    Physics, University of California, Berkeley, University of California Berkeley

  • Francisco Ramirez

    Physics & Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach

  • Samantha Crouch

    Physics & Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach, California State University, Long Beach

  • James G. Analytis

    Physics, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California, University of California Berkeley

  • Claudia Ojeda-Aristizabal

    Physics & Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach, Physics and Astronomy, California State University Long Beach, California State University, Long Beach