Classification and Monte Carlo study of symmetric $Z_{2}$ spin liquids on the triangular lattice
Abstract
We study different ways of symmetry fractionalization in spin liquids on the triangular lattice. Our classification can be used to identify the symmetry fractionalization in the spin liquid reported in recent density-matrix-renormalization-group simulations for spin model on the triangular lattice. We find 64 types of symmetry enriched 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 spin liquid for 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 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}
}