Orbital Ordering in a Two-Dimensional Triangular Lattice

H. F. Pen, J. van den Brink, D. I. Khomskii, and G. A. Sawatzky
Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 1323 – Published 17 February 1997
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Abstract

We discuss the role of orbital ordering in a two-dimensional triangular lattice. Usually, this lattice is considered as “frustrated.” We show that a peculiar type of orbital ordering can remove this frustration if we allow for orbital degeneracy. We pay special attention to the d2 case, for which we present mean field calculations for possible orbital orderings and an exact diagonalization study of a three-site cluster within a degenerate Hubbard model. The results support the possibility of an orbitally ordered singlet ground state. In particular, it provides new insight to the magnetic phase transition and the low temperature phase of LiVO2.

  • Received 17 April 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.1323

©1997 American Physical Society

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H. F. Pen, J. van den Brink, D. I. Khomskii, and G. A. Sawatzky

  • Laboratory of Applied and Solid State Physics, Materials Science Centre, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands

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Vol. 78, Iss. 7 — 17 February 1997

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