arXiv · cond-mat/0206356
Quantum vs. Geometric Disorder in a Two-Dimensional Heisenberg Antiferromagnet
Abstract
We present a numerical study of the spin-1/2 bilayer Heisenberg antiferromagnet with random interlayer dimer dilution. From the temperature dependence of the uniform susceptibility and a scaling analysis of the spin correlation length we deduce the ground state phase diagram as a function of nonmagnetic impurity concentration p and bilayer coupling g. At the site percolation threshold, there exists a multicritical point at small but nonzero bilayer coupling g_m = 0.15(3). The magnetic properties of the single-layer material La_2Cu_{1-p}(Zn,Mg)_pO_4 near the percolation threshold appear to be controlled by the proximity to this new quantum critical point.
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O. P. Vajk, M. Greven. 2002-10-11. Quantum vs. Geometric Disorder in a Two-Dimensional Heisenberg Antiferromagnet. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.89.177202
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