Enhancement of magnetization plateaus in low dimensional spin systems

Abstract

We study the low-energy properties and, in particular, the magnetization process of a spin-1/2 Heisenberg $J_1-J_2$ sawtooth and frustrated chain (also known as zig-zag ladder) with a spatially anisotropic $g$-factor. We treat the problem both analytically and numerically while keeping the $J_2/J_1$ ratio generic. Numerically, we use complete and Lanczos diagonalization as well as the infinite time-evolving block decimation (iTEBD) method. Analytically we employ (non-)Abelian bosonization. Additionally for the sawtooth chain, we provide an analytical description in terms of flat bands and localized magnons. By considering a specific pattern for the $g$-factor anisotropy for both models, we show that a small anisotropy significantly enhances a magnetization plateau at half saturation. For the magnetization of the frustrated chain, we show the destruction of the $1/3$ of the full saturation plateau in favor of the creation of a plateau at half-saturation. For large anisotropies, the existence of an additional plateau at zero magnetization is possible. Here and at higher magnetic fields, the system is locked in the half-saturation plateau, never reaching full saturation.

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