8 research outputs found
Exact ground states of quantum spin-2 models on the hexagonal lattice
We construct exact non-trivial ground states of spin-2 quantum
antiferromagnets on the hexagonal lattice. Using the optimum ground state
approach we determine the ground state in different subspaces of a general
spin-2 Hamiltonian consistent with some realistic symmetries. These states,
which are not of simple product form, depend on two free parameters and can be
shown to be only weakly degenerate. We find ground states with different types
of magnetic order, i.e. a weak antiferromagnet with finite sublattice
magnetization and a weak ferromagnet with ferrimagnetic order. For the latter
it is argued that a quantum phase transition occurs within the solvable
subspace.Comment: 7 pages, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
Mixed Heisenberg Chains. II. Thermodynamics
We consider thermodynamic properties, e.g. specific heat, magnetic
susceptibility, of alternating Heisenberg spin chains. Due to a hidden Ising
symmetry these chains can be decomposed into a set of finite chain fragments.
The problem of finding the thermodynamic quantities is effectively separated
into two parts. First we deal with finite objects, secondly we can incorporate
the fragments into a statistical ensemble. As functions of the coupling
constants, the models exhibit special features in the thermodynamic quantities,
e.g. the specific heat displays double peaks at low enough temperatures. These
features stem from first order quantum phase transitions at zero temperature,
which have been investigated in the first part of this work.Comment: 12 pages, RevTeX, 12 embedded eps figures, cf. cond-mat/9703206,
minor modification
Mixed Heisenberg Chains. I. The Ground State Problem
We consider a mechanism for competing interactions in alternating Heisenberg
spin chains due to the formation of local spin-singlet pairs. The competition
of spin-1 and spin-0 states reveals hidden Ising symmetry of such alternating
chains.Comment: 7 pages, RevTeX, 4 embedded eps figures, final versio