Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2012-04-24
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
7 pages, 2 figures
Scientific paper
Recent numerical simulations with different techniques have all suggested the existence of a continuous quantum phase transition between the Z2 topological spin liquid phase and a conventional Neel order. Motivated by these numerical progresses, we propose a candidate theory for such Z2-Neel transition. We first argue on general grounds that, for a SU(2) invariant system, this transition cannot be interpreted as the condensation of spinons in the Z2 spin liquid phase. Then we propose that such Z2-Neel transition is driven by proliferating the bound state of the bosonic spinon and vison excitation of the Z2 spin liquid, i.e. the so called (e, m)-type excitation. Universal critical exponents associated with this exotic transition are computed using 1/N expansion. This theory predicts that at the Z2-Neel transition, there is an emergent quasi long range power law correlation of columnar valence bond solid order parameter.
Moon Eun-Gook
Xu Cenke
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