Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2010-11-29
Phys. Rev. B 84, 104439 (2011)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
11 pages, 7 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.84.104439
We develop anisotropic pseudo-spin antiferromagnetic Heisenberg models for monoclinically distorted double perovskites. We focus on these A$_2$BB'O$_6$ materials that have magnetic moments on the 4d or 5d transition metal B' ions, which form a face-centered cubic lattice. In these models, we consider local z-axis distortion of B'-O octahedra, affecting relative occupancy of $t_{2g}$ orbitals, along with geometric effects of the monoclinic distortion, and spin-orbit coupling. The resulting pseudo-spin-1/2 models are solved in the saddle-point limit of the Sp(N) generalization of the Heisenberg model. The spin S in the SU(2) case generalizes as a parameter $\kappa$ controlling quantum fluctuation in the Sp(N) case. We consider two different models that may be appropriate for these systems. In particular, using Heisenberg exchange parameters for La$_2$LiMoO$_6$ from a spin-dimer calculation, we conclude that this pseudo-spin-1/2 system may order, but must be very close to a disordered spin liquid state.
Choy Ting-Pong
Dodds Tyler
Kim Yong Baek
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