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Field induced transitions in a kagome antiferromagnet

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2007-05-23 v3 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

The thermal order by disorder effect in magnetic field is studied for a classical Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the kagome lattice. Using analytical arguments we predict a unique H-T phase diagram for this strongly frustrated magnet: states with a coplanar and a uniaxial triatic order parameters respectively at low and high magnetic fields and an incompressible collinear spin-liquid state at a one-third of the saturation field. We also present the Monte Carlo data which confirm existence of these phases.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0107608,
  title  = {Field induced transitions in a kagome antiferromagnet},
  author = {M. E. Zhitomirsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0107608},
  year   = {2007}
}

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4 pages, 2 figures, accepted version