Finite-temperature phase transition to $m=1/2$ plateau phase in a S=1/2 XXZ model on Shastry-Sutherland Lattices

Details Finite-temperature phase transition to $m=1/2$ plateau phase in a S=1/2 XXZ model on Shastry-Sutherland Lattices Finite-temperature phase transition to $m=1/2$ plateau phase in a S=1/2 XXZ model on Shastry-Sutherland Lattices

2010-09-18

arxiv.org/abs/1009.3543v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

11 pages, 15 figures

Scientific paper

We study the finite-temperature transition to the $m=1/2$ magnetization plateau in a model of interacting $S=1/2$ spins with longer range interactions and strong exchange anisotropy on the geometrically frustrated Shastry-Sutherland lattice. This model was shown to capture the qualitative features of the field-induced magnetization plateaus in the rare-earth tetraboride, ${\rm TmB_4}$. Our results show that the transition to the plateau state occurs via two successive transitions with the two-dimensional Ising universality class, when the quantum exchange interactions are finite, whereas a single phase transition takes place in the purely Ising limit. To better understand these behaviors, we perform Monte Carlo simulations of the classical generalized four-state chiral clock model and compare the phase diagrams of the two models. Finally, we estimate a parameter set that can explain the magnetization curves observed in ${\rm TmB_4}$. The magnetic properties and critical behavior of the finite-temperature transition to the $m=1/2$ plateau state are also discussed.

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