Hexagonal iridates and rhodates: An ab initio analysis

Roser Valenti

University Frankfurt, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt, Germany

In this talk I will discuss the electronic structure and corresponding microscopic Hamiltonian parameters of the hexagonal iridates and rhodates Na2IrO3 and Li2RhO3 based on density functional theory and model hamiltonian calculations and will point out the relevance of spin-orbit coupling and correlations in the context of available experimental observations.

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