Hidden long-range order in kagomé Heisenberg antiferromagnets

A. V. Syromyatnikov and S. V. Maleyev
Phys. Rev. B 66, 132408 – Published 14 October 2002
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Abstract

We give a physical picture of the low-energy sector of the spin-12 kagomé Heisenberg antiferromagnet (KAF). It is shown that the kagomé lattice can be presented as a set of stars which contain 12 spins and are arranged in a triangular lattice. Each of these stars has two degenerate singlet ground states which can be considered in terms of pseudospin. As a result of the interaction between stars we get the Hamiltonian of the Ising ferromagnet in a magnetic field. So in contrast to the common view there is a long-range order in KAF consisting of definite singlet states of stars.

  • Received 26 July 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.66.132408

©2002 American Physical Society

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A. V. Syromyatnikov* and S. V. Maleyev

  • Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, St. Petersburg 188300, Russia

  • *Electronic address: syromyat@thd.pnpi.spb.ru

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Vol. 66, Iss. 13 — 1 October 2002

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