Valence-bond-solid order in antiferromagnets with spin-lattice coupling

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2005-05-24

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0505573v5

Phys.Rev.B 73, 172411(2006)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.73.172411

We propose that a valence-bond-solid (VBS) order can be stabilized in certain two-dimensional antiferromagnets due to spin-lattice coupling. In contrast to the VBS state of the Affleck-Kennedy-Lieb-Tesaki (AKLT) type in which the spin $2S$ and the lattice coordination $z$ must be commensurate, the spin-lattice coupling-induced VBS state can occur when $2S$ is not an integer multiple of $z$. As a concrete example, S=2 spins on the triangular network with $z=6$ is discussed. Within the Schwinger boson mean-field theory it is shown that the ground state is given by the $\sqrt{3}\times\sqrt{3}$ modulation of the valence bond amplitudes for sufficiently strong spin-lattice coupling. Using the corresponding AKLT wave function, we work out the excitation spectrum for this state within the single-mode approximation. The calculated spectrum should provide a new type of collective mode which is distinct from the spin wave excitations of the magnetically ordered ground state.

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