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One-dimensional spin liquid, collinear, and spiral phases from uncoupled chains to the triangular lattice

arXiv:1403.4497 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.89.235107

Abstract

We investigate the Hubbard model on the anisotropic triangular lattice with two hopping parameters and in different spatial directions, interpolating between decoupled chains () and the isotropic triangular lattice (). Variational wave functions that include both Jastrow and backflow terms are used to compare spin-liquid and magnetic phases with different pitch vectors describing both collinear and coplanar (spiral) order. For relatively large values of the on-site interaction and substantial frustration, i.e., , the spin-liquid state is clearly favored over magnetic states. Spiral magnetic order is only stable in the vicinity of the isotropic point, while collinear order is obtained in a wide range of inter-chain hoppings from small to intermediate frustration.

10 pages, 8 figures

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