TY - JOUR
T1 - SU(2)-invariant spin- 1 2 Hamiltonians with resonating and other valence bond phases
AU - Raman, K. S.
AU - Moessner, R.
AU - Sondhi, Shivaji Lal
PY - 2005/8/1
Y1 - 2005/8/1
N2 - We construct a family of rotationally invariant, local, S=1/2 Klein Hamiltonians on various lattices that exhibit ground-state manifolds spanned by nearest-neighbor valence bond states. We show that with selected perturbations such models can be driven into phases modeled by well-understood quantum dimer models on the corresponding lattices. Specifically, we show that the perturbation procedure is arbitrarily well controlled by a new parameter which is the extent of decoration of the reference lattice. This strategy leads to Hamiltonians that exhibit (i) Z2 resonating valence bond (RVB) phases in two dimensions, (ii) U (1) RVB phases with a gapless "photon" in three dimensions, and (iii) a Cantor deconfined region in two dimensions. We also construct two models on the pyrochlore lattice, one model exhibiting a Z2 RVB phase and the other a U (1) RVB phase.
AB - We construct a family of rotationally invariant, local, S=1/2 Klein Hamiltonians on various lattices that exhibit ground-state manifolds spanned by nearest-neighbor valence bond states. We show that with selected perturbations such models can be driven into phases modeled by well-understood quantum dimer models on the corresponding lattices. Specifically, we show that the perturbation procedure is arbitrarily well controlled by a new parameter which is the extent of decoration of the reference lattice. This strategy leads to Hamiltonians that exhibit (i) Z2 resonating valence bond (RVB) phases in two dimensions, (ii) U (1) RVB phases with a gapless "photon" in three dimensions, and (iii) a Cantor deconfined region in two dimensions. We also construct two models on the pyrochlore lattice, one model exhibiting a Z2 RVB phase and the other a U (1) RVB phase.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.064413
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.064413
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33644531021
SN - 1098-0121
VL - 72
JO - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
JF - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
IS - 6
M1 - 064413
ER -