Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2003-07-30
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
6 pages, 5 figures
Scientific paper
The spin-Peierls transition in the ground state of a quasi-one-dimensional spin-1/2 Heisenberg model coupled to adiabatic bond phonons is studied using a quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) method. The transition from a gapless Neel state to a spin-gapped Peierls state is explored in the parameter space spanned by the spatial anisotropy and the strength of spin-lattice coupling. It is found that for any finite inter-chain coupling, the transition to a dimerized Peierls ground state occurs only when the spin-lattice coupling exceeds a finite, non-zero critical value. This is in contrast to the pure 1D model, where adiabatic phonons lead to a dimerized ground state for any non-zero spin-phonon coupling. The phase diagram in the above parameter space is mapped out. No evidence is found for a region of co-existing long range magnetic order and dimerization. The vanishing of the Neel order occurs simultaneously with the setting in of the dimerization.
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