Emergence of Competing Orders and Possible Quantum Spin Liquid in SU(N) Fermions

Abstract

In the past decades, tremendous efforts have been made towards understanding the exotic physics emerging from competition between various ordering tendencies in strongly correlated systems. Employing state-of-the-art quantum Monte-Carlo simulation, we investigate an interacting SU($N$) fermionic model with varying interaction strength and value of $N$, and unveil the ground-state phase diagram of the model exhibiting a plethora of exotic phases. For small value of $N$, namely $N=2,3$, the ground state is antiferromagnetic (AFM) phase, whereas in the large-$N$ limit, valence bound solid (VBS) order is dominant. For the intermediate value of $N$ such as $N=4$, remarkably, our study reveals distinct VBS orders appear in the weak and strong coupling regimes. More fantastically, the competition between staggered and columnar VBS ordering tendencies gives rise to a Mott insulating phase without spontaneously symmetry breaking (SSB), existing in a large interacting parameter regime, which is consistent with a gapped quantum spin liquid. Our study not only provides a platform to investigate the fundamental physics of quantum many-body systems, but also offers a novel route towards searching for exotic states of matter such as quantum spin liquid in realistic quantum materials.

arXiv comment4.5 pages, 5 figures plus supplementary materials

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