Nearly critical ground state of LaCuO2.5

Abstract

Using a combination of analytical techniques and Quantum Monte Carlo simulations we investigate the coupled spin ladder system LaCuO2.5. At a critical ratio of the interladder to intraladder coupling (J'/J)_c \approx 0.11 we find a quantum phase transition between a Neel ordered and a disordered state. At criticality the uniform susceptibility behaves as χ(T)=aT^2 with a universal prefactor. At intermediate temperatures the system crosses over to a ``decoupled ladders regime'' with pseudo-gap type behavior, similar to uncoupled ladders. This can explain the gap-like experimental data for the magnetic susceptibility of LaCuO2.5 despite the presence of the long range Neel order.

4 pages, RevTex, 2 figures. Revised version contains QMC data for larger lattices and a fit to experimental data

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