Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2008-06-06
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
6 pages, 2 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.78.014429
The ordering temperature of a quasi-one-dimensional system, consisting of weakly interacting quantum spin-1/2 chains with antiferromagnetic spin-frustrating couplings (or zig-zag ladder) is calculated. The results show that a quantum critical point between two phases of the one-dimensional subsystem plays a crucial role. If the one-dimensional subsystem is in the antiferromagnetic-like phase in the ground state, similar to the phase of a spin chain without frustration, weak couplings yield magnetic ordering of the Neel type. For intra-chain spin-frustrating interactions larger than the critical one (at which the quantum phase transition takes place), the quasi-one-dimensional spin system manifests a spiral magnetic incommensurate ordering. The obtained results of our quantum theory are compared with the quasi-classical approximations. The calculated features of magnetic ordering are expected to be generic for weakly coupled quantum spin chains with gapless excitations and spin-frustrating nearest and next-nearest neighbor interactions.
Drechsler Stefan-Ludwig
Zvyagin Andrei
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