Spinon

Spinons are one of three quasiparticles, along with holons and orbitons, that electrons in solids are able to split into during the process of spin–charge separation, when extremely tightly confined at temperatures close to absolute zero.[1] The electron can always be theoretically considered as a bound state of the three, with the spinon carrying the spin of the electron, the orbiton carrying the orbital location and the holon carrying the charge, but in certain conditions they can behave as independent quasiparticles.

The term spinon is frequently used in discussions of experimental facts within the framework of both quantum spin liquid and strongly correlated quantum spin liquid.[2]

  1. ^ "Discovery About Behavior Of Building Block Of Nature Could Lead To Computer Revolution". ScienceDaily. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  2. ^ Amusia, M., Popov, K., Shaginyan, V., Stephanovich, V. (2014). Theory of Heavy-Fermion Compounds - Theory of Strongly Correlated Fermi-Systems. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences. Vol. 182. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-10825-4. ISBN 978-3-319-10825-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)