Year: 2024
Type: preprint
Abstract: We investigate the possibility of exotic phenomena, viz. quantum spin liquid (QSL) or deconfined quantum critical point (DQCP), in the spin-$\frac{1}{2}$ Heisenberg model on the maple-leaf lattice, a geometrically frustrated system formed by hexagons (coupling $J_h$), triangles (coupling $J_t$), and dimers (coupling $J_d$). We identify one promising region, given by $J_h > 0$ and $J_t, J_d < 0$, for hosting enticing physics. In this region, the quantum phase diagram of the system exhibits an interplay between Néel order and a gapped dimerized singlet phase. This arrangement holds the possibility of harboring a QSL and a DQCP. Using bond-operator mean-field theory and density matrix renormalization group calculations, we delve into this uncharted territory, revealing tantalizing evidence of the existence of a QSL phase and highlighting its potential as a platform for DQCP.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Author: Ghosh, Pratyay
Institution: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Language: English
Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4391013661