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Supersolid phase induced by correlated hopping in spin-1/2 frustrated quantum magnets.

Authors :
Schmidt KP
Dorier J
Läuchli AM
Mila F
Source :
Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2008 Mar 07; Vol. 100 (9), pp. 090401. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Mar 03.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

We show that correlated hopping of triplets, which is often the dominant source of kinetic energy in dimer-based frustrated quantum magnets, produces a remarkably strong tendency to form supersolid phases in a magnetic field. These phases are characterized by simultaneous modulation and ordering of the longitudinal and transverse magnetization, respectively. Using quantum Monte Carlo and a semiclassical approach for an effective hard-core boson model with nearest-neighbor repulsion on a square lattice, we prove, in particular, that a supersolid phase can exist even if the repulsion is not strong enough to stabilize an insulating phase at half-filling. Experimental implications for frustrated quantum antiferromagnets in a magnetic field at zero and finite temperature are discussed.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0031-9007
Volume :
100
Issue :
9
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Physical review letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
18352679
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.090401