SPIN FOLDING IN THE 2-DIMENSIONAL HEISENBERG KAGOME ANTIFERROMAGNET

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作者
RITCHEY, I
CHANDRA, P
COLEMAN, P
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[1] NEC CORP LTD, RES INST, PRINCETON, NJ 08540 USA
[2] RUTGERS UNIV, SERIN PHYS LAB, PISCATAWAY, NJ 08854 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevB.47.15342
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T [工业技术];
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Spin-folding modes in the two-dimensional Heisenberg kagome antiferromagnet favor coplanar spin configurations with three-spin tensor order and non-Abelian homotopy. With weak xy anisotropy, binding of the associated disclinations yields a coplanar state whose spin configuration depends on the order of pairing. The resulting metastable states exhibits a broad distribution of order parameters. Supporting numerical studies are presented and the related system SrCr8-xGa4+xO19 is discussed.
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页码:15342 / 15345
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