Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
1999-02-09
Eur. Phys. J. B13 (2000) 55-73
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
33 pages REVTeX, 8 PostScript figures included using psfig.sty; replaced to match published version; many small changes and so
Scientific paper
We analyze the phase diagram of a system of spin-1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnetic chains interacting through a zig-zag coupling, also called zig-zag ladders. Using bosonization techniques we study how a spin-gap or more generally plateaux in magnetization curves arise in different situations. While for coupled XXZ chains, one has to deal with a recently discovered chiral perturbation, the coupling term which is present for normal ladders is restored by an external magnetic field, dimerization or the presence of charge carriers. We then proceed with a numerical investigation of the phase diagram of two coupled Heisenberg chains in the presence of a magnetic field. Unusual behaviour is found for ferromagnetic coupled antiferromagnetic chains. Finally, for three (and more) legs one can choose different inequivalent types of coupling between the chains. We find that the three-leg ladder can exhibit a spin-gap and/or non-trivial plateaux in the magnetization curve whose appearance strongly depends on the choice of coupling.
Cabra Daniel C.
Honecker Andreas
Pujol Pierre
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