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Quantum fluctuations in anisotropic triangular lattices with ferro- and antiferromagnetic exchange

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2014-05-05 v1

Abstract

The Heisenberg model on a triangular lattice is a prime example for a geometrically frustrated spin system. However most experimentally accessible compounds have spatially anisotropic exchange interactions. As a function of this anisotropy, ground states with different magnetic properties can be realized. Motivated by recent experimental findings on Cs2_{2}CuCl4x_{4-x}Brx_{x}, we discuss the full phase diagram of the anisotropic model with two exchange constants J1J_{1} and J2J_{2}, including possible ferromagnetic exchange. Furthermore a comparison with the related square lattice model is carried out. We discuss the zero-temperature phase diagram, ordering vector, ground-state energy, and ordered moment on a classical level and investigate the effect of quantum fluctuations within the framework of spin-wave theory. The field dependence of the ordered moment is shown to be nonmonotonic with field and control parameter.

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@article{arxiv.1404.4523,
  title  = {Quantum fluctuations in anisotropic triangular lattices with ferro- and antiferromagnetic exchange},
  author = {Burkhard Schmidt and Peter Thalmeier},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1404.4523},
  year   = {2014}
}

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13 pages, 14 figures