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Classification and Monte Carlo study of symmetric $Z_{2}$ spin liquids on the triangular lattice

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2015-06-19 v2

Abstract

We study different ways of symmetry fractionalization in Z2Z_{2} spin liquids on the triangular lattice. Our classification can be used to identify the symmetry fractionalization in the Z2Z_{2} spin liquid reported in recent density-matrix-renormalization-group simulations for J1J2J_{1}-J_{2} spin model on the triangular lattice. We find 64 types of symmetry enriched Z2Z_{2} spin liquid states on triangular lattice. Besides 8 states constructed in Schwinger-boson parton wavefunctions, 12 more states can be realized in Abrikosov-fermion parton construction. Within a larger gauge group than SU(2), the rest 44 states are also found in a spin-3/2 system. Among 20 types of Abrikosov-fermion Gutzwillerprojected wavefunctions, No.B5 state is a promising candidate for the Z2Z_{2} spin liquid for J1J2J_{1}-J_{2} spin model on the triangular lattice. No.B5 lies close to Dirac spin liquid (DSL). However, variational Monte Carlo simulation find that DSL has a good variational energy and J1J2J_{1}-J_{2} spin model cannot open a gap for spinons on top of DSL to stabilize No.B5 state.

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@article{arxiv.1505.05351,
  title  = {Classification and Monte Carlo study of symmetric $Z_{2}$ spin liquids on the triangular lattice},
  author = {Wayne Zheng and Jia-Wei Mei and Yang Qi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.05351},
  year   = {2015}
}