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Quantum Spin Supersolid as a precursory Dirac Spin Liquid in a Triangular Lattice Antiferromagnet

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2024-07-19 v2 Materials Science

Abstract

Based on the recent experiments on the triangular lattice antiferromagnet Na2_2BaCo(PO4_4)2_2, we propose the easy-axis XXZ spin-1/2 model on the triangular lattice, that exhibits a quantum spin supersolid, to be a precursory Dirac spin liquid. Despite the presence of a three-sublattice magnetic order as a spin supersolid, we suggest that this system is close to a Dirac spin liquid by exploring its spectroscopic response. The physical consequence is examined from the spectroscopic response, and we establish the continuous spectra near the M point in addition to the K point excitation from the spinon continuum on top of the three-sublattice order. Moreover, the satellite peaks were predicted at the mid-points connecting the Γ\Gamma and K points. This proposal offers a plausible understanding of the recent inelastic neutron scattering measurement in Na2_2BaCo(PO4_4)2_2 and could inspire further research in relevant models and materials, such as K2_2Co(SeO3_3)2_2 and Rb2_2Co(SeO3_3)2_2, and even more anisotropic magnets like PrMgAl11_{11}O19_{19}.

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@article{arxiv.2304.11716,
  title  = {Quantum Spin Supersolid as a precursory Dirac Spin Liquid in a Triangular Lattice Antiferromagnet},
  author = {Haichen Jia and Bowen Ma and Zidan Wang and Gang Chen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.11716},
  year   = {2024}
}

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13 pages, 9 figures. To appear in Phys Rev Research