Abstract
The Kitaev quantum spin liquid has been among the most intensively studied states of matter but there has been no clear-cut materials realization of it. This absence is largely because all existing honeycomb lattices are inherently distorted and disordered, which inevitably amplifies the competing Heisenberg interaction in the Kitaev-Heisenberg model, leading to an unwanted antiferromagnetic state. This work reports a new, undistorted honeycomb iridate NaxIrO${}_{3}$, where all evidence indicates that the elusive Kitaev spin liquid may finally be within reach.
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