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Zi Cai

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arXiv2011

Stable Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov pairing states in 2D and 3D optical lattices

We present the study of the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) pairing states in the $p$-orbital bands in both two and three-dimensional optical lattices. Due to the quasi one-dimensional band structure which arises from the unidirectional hopping of the orthogonal $p$-orbitals, the pairing phase space is not affected by spin imbalance. Furthermore, interactions build up high dimensional phase coherence which stabilizes the FFLO states in 2D and 3D optical lattices in a large parameter regime in phase diagram. These FFLO phases are stable with imposing the inhomogeneous trapping potential. Their entropies are comparable to those of the normal states at finite temperatures.

cond-mat.quant-gas↗

arXiv2011

Quantum Spinon Oscillations

The full quantum dynamics of a spinon under external magnetic fields is investigated by using the time-evolving block decimation (TEBD) method within the microcanonical picture of transport. We show that the center of the spinon oscillates back and forth in the absence of dissipation. The quantum many-body behavior can be understood in a single-particle picture of transport and Bloch oscillations, where quantum fluctuations induce finite life times. Transport, oscillations and lifetimes can be tuned to some degree separately by external fields. Other nontrivial dynamics such as resonance as well as chaos have also been discussed.

cond-mat.str-el↗

arXiv2011

D-wave bosonic pair in an optical lattice

We present a bosonic model, in which two bosons may form a bound pair with d-wave symmetry via the four-site ring exchange interaction. A d-wave pairing superfluid as well as a d-wave density wave (DDW) state, are proposed to be achievable in this system. This exotic bosonic system can be realized in the BEC zone of a two-dimensional attractive p-band spinless fermionic system. By the mean field approach, we find that at low densities, the d-wave pairs may condensate, leading to a d-wave bosonic paired superfluid. At some particular filling factors, a novel phase, d-wave density wave state, emerges. We study this DDW state and its corresponding quantum phase transition in a two-leg ladder by the time-evolving block decimation (TEBD) method.

cond-mat.quant-gas↗

arXiv2011

Spontaneous trimerization in two-dimensional Antiferromagnets

In this paper, we propose a novel quantum paramagnetic state in two-dimensional antiferromagnets: the spontaneously trimer state, which is constructed by the trimers of spins. Each trimer is a singlet state formed by three neighboring spins with SU(3) symmetry. A frustrated spin-1 Heisenberg model in the kagome lattice is investigated. By analogy to the pseudo-potential approach in the fractional quantum Hall effect (FQHE), we find that the trimer state provides a perfect description for the exact ground state of this model. Other interesting properties, such as the local excitations as well as magnetization plateaus have also been investigated. It is shown that this novel state would deepen our understanding of the nature of the many-body entanglement in the two-dimensional strong correlated systems.

cond-mat.str-el↗

arXiv2011

Heating and Cooling in Adiabatic Mixing process

We study the effect of interaction on the temperature change in the process of adiabatic mixing two components of fermi gases by the real-space Bogoliubov-de Gennes (BdG) method. We find that in the process of adiabatic mixing, the competition of the adiabatic expansion and the attractive interaction make it possible to cool or heal the system depending on strength of interactions and the initial temperature. The change of temperature in a bulk system and a trapped system have been investigated respectively.

cond-mat.quant-gas↗

arXiv2009

Interaction-induced anomalous transport behavior in one dimensional optical lattice

The non-equilibrium dynamics of spin impurity atoms in a strongly interacting one-dimensional (1D) Bose gas under the gravity field is studied. We show that due to the non-equilibrium preparation of the initial state as well as the interaction between the impurity atoms and other bosons, a counterintuitive phenomenon may emerge: the impurity atoms could propagate upwards automatically in the gravity field . The effects of the strength of interaction, the gradient of the gravity field, as well as the different configurations of the initial state are investigated by studying the time-dependent evolution of the 1D strongly interacting bosonic system using time-evolving block decimation (TEBD) method. A profound connection between this counterintuitive phenomenon and the repulsive bound pair is also revealed.

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arXiv2008

Properties of A Class of Topological Phase Transition

The properties of a class of topological quantum phase transition (TQPT) are analyzed based on a model proposed by Haldane. We study the effect of finite temperature on this phase transition. We have found that finite temperature would drive this TQPT to be a crossover, while it is stable against the weak short range interaction. When the interaction is strong enough, however, this TQPT is unstable and other states would emerge. Then we investigate the effect of the on-site energy in the original haldane model. The critical difference between our TQPT and the topological phase transition in conventional quantum Hall system is discussed. Finally, we discuss the potential application of our analysis to a topological phase transition proposed in a realistic system.

cond-mat.mes-hall↗

arXiv2007

Two-dimensional spin-1 frustrated Heisenberg model with valence-bond ground states

In this paper, we propose a method to understand the nature for the quantum disorder phase of the two-dimensional (2D) high spin frustrated model. The ground state and excitation properties of a fully frustrated 2D spin-1 model are studied based on a model whose groundstate can be found exactly. By analogy to the pseudo-potential approach in the fractional quantum Hall effect, we conclude that the ground states of the fully frustrated spin-1 model are doubly degenerate valance bond solid (VBS) states along the horizontal or vertical direction of the square lattice. We also find that the ground state could be characterized by a nonzero string order, which rarely happened in the 2D case. The method that we used is novel for a 2D spin system and reveals the connection between the fractional quantum hall effect and the frustrated 2D antiferromagnetism system. The VBS states capture the main character of the disordered phase in the 2D spin-1 frustrated system, and can be verified by a numerical method.

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