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Title: Global phase diagram and quantum spin liquids in a spin- 1 2 triangular antiferromagnet

Abstract

For this research, we study the spin-1/2 Heisenberg model on the triangular lattice with the nearest-neighbor J1 > 0 , the next-nearest-neighobr J2 > 0 Heisenberg interactions, and the additional scalar chiral interaction Jχ ($$\vec{S}$$i × $$\vec{S}$$j ) · $$\vec{S}$$k for the three spins in all the triangles using large-scale density matrix renormalization group calculation on cylinder geometry. With increasing J2 (J2 / J1 ≤ 0.3 ) and Jχ (Jχ / J1 ≤ 1.0 ) interactions, we establish a quantum phase diagram with the magnetically ordered 120°, stripe, and noncoplanar tetrahedral phase. In between these magnetic order phases, we find a chiral spin liquid (CSL) phase, which is identified as a ν = 1/2 bosonic fractional quantum Hall state with possible spontaneous rotational symmetry breaking. By switching on the chiral interaction, we find that the previously identified spin liquid in the J1 - J2 triangular model (0.08 ≲ J2 / J1 ≲ 0.15) shows a phase transition to the CSL phase at very small Jχ. We also compute the spin triplet gap in both spin liquid phases, and our finite-size results suggest a large gap in the odd topological sector but a small or vanishing gap in the even sector. Lastly, we discuss the implications of our results on the nature of the spin liquid phases.

Authors:
 [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [2];  [3];  [1]
  1. Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States)
  2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  3. California State University, Northridge, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1414112
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1374653
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-17-23332
Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950; PRBMDO; TRN: US1800639
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review B
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 96; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Gong, Shou-Shu, Zhu, Wei, Zhu, Jianxin, Sheng, Donna N., and Yang, Kun. Global phase diagram and quantum spin liquids in a spin- 12 triangular antiferromagnet. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.96.075116.
Gong, Shou-Shu, Zhu, Wei, Zhu, Jianxin, Sheng, Donna N., & Yang, Kun. Global phase diagram and quantum spin liquids in a spin- 12 triangular antiferromagnet. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.075116
Gong, Shou-Shu, Zhu, Wei, Zhu, Jianxin, Sheng, Donna N., and Yang, Kun. Wed . "Global phase diagram and quantum spin liquids in a spin- 12 triangular antiferromagnet". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.075116. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1414112.
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title = {Global phase diagram and quantum spin liquids in a spin- 12 triangular antiferromagnet},
author = {Gong, Shou-Shu and Zhu, Wei and Zhu, Jianxin and Sheng, Donna N. and Yang, Kun},
abstractNote = {For this research, we study the spin-1/2 Heisenberg model on the triangular lattice with the nearest-neighbor J1 > 0 , the next-nearest-neighobr J2 > 0 Heisenberg interactions, and the additional scalar chiral interaction Jχ ($\vec{S}$i × $\vec{S}$j ) · $\vec{S}$k for the three spins in all the triangles using large-scale density matrix renormalization group calculation on cylinder geometry. With increasing J2 (J2 / J1 ≤ 0.3 ) and Jχ (Jχ / J1 ≤ 1.0 ) interactions, we establish a quantum phase diagram with the magnetically ordered 120°, stripe, and noncoplanar tetrahedral phase. In between these magnetic order phases, we find a chiral spin liquid (CSL) phase, which is identified as a ν = 1/2 bosonic fractional quantum Hall state with possible spontaneous rotational symmetry breaking. By switching on the chiral interaction, we find that the previously identified spin liquid in the J1 - J2 triangular model (0.08 ≲ J2 / J1 ≲ 0.15) shows a phase transition to the CSL phase at very small Jχ. We also compute the spin triplet gap in both spin liquid phases, and our finite-size results suggest a large gap in the odd topological sector but a small or vanishing gap in the even sector. Lastly, we discuss the implications of our results on the nature of the spin liquid phases.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.96.075116},
journal = {Physical Review B},
number = 7,
volume = 96,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Aug 09 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Wed Aug 09 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}

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