Hidden and antiferromagnetic order as a rank-5 superspin in URu2Si2

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2012-03-05

arxiv.org/abs/1203.1047v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

5 pages

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We propose a candidate for the hidden order in URu2Si2: a rank-5 E type spin density wave between Uranium 5f crystal field doublets breaking time reversal and lattice tetragonal symmetry in a manner consistent with recent torque measurements [R. Okazaki et al, Science 331, 439 (2011)]. We argue that coupling of this order parameter to magnetic probes can be hidden by crystal field effects, while still having significant effects on transport, thermodynamics and magnetic susceptibilities. In a simple tight-binding model for the heavy quasiparticles, we show the connection between the hidden order and antiferromagnetic phases arises since they form different components of this single rank-5 pseudo-spin vector. Using a phenomenological theory, we show the experimental pressure-temperature phase diagram can be qualitatively reproduced by tuning terms which break pseudo-spin rotational symmetry. As a test of our proposal, we predict the presence of small magnetic moments in the basal plane oriented in the [110] direction ordered at the wave-vector (0,0,1).

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