Abstract

A combined Raman scattering and theoretical study of spin-orbit excitations in Sr$_2$RhO$_4$ reveals unusual but well-defined excitations around 230 meV that are excitonic transitions between the spin-orbit multiplets of the Rh ions, excitations analogous to those recently observed in the Mott insulators Sr$_2$IrO$_4$ and RuCl$_3$.

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Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 116502 (2024) - Spin-Orbit Excitons in a Correlated Metal: Raman Scattering Study of ${\mathrm{Sr}}_{2}{\mathrm{RhO}}_{4}$

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