| Literature DB >> 32501105 |
Jing Guo1, Guangyu Sun1,2, Bowen Zhao3, Ling Wang4,5, Wenshan Hong1,2, Vladimir A Sidorov6, Nvsen Ma1, Qi Wu1, Shiliang Li1,2,7, Zi Yang Meng1,7,8, Anders W Sandvik1,3, Liling Sun1,2,7.
Abstract
We report heat capacity measurements of SrCu_{2}(BO_{3})_{2} under high pressure along with simulations of relevant quantum spin models and map out the (P,T) phase diagram of the material. We find a first-order quantum phase transition between the low-pressure quantum dimer paramagnet and a phase with signatures of a plaquette-singlet state below T=2 K. At higher pressures, we observe a transition into a previously unknown antiferromagnetic state below 4 K. Our findings can be explained within the two-dimensional Shastry-Sutherland quantum spin model supplemented by weak interlayer couplings. The possibility to tune SrCu_{2}(BO_{3})_{2} between the plaquette-singlet and antiferromagnetic states opens opportunities for experimental tests of quantum field theories and lattice models involving fractionalized excitations, emergent symmetries, and gauge fluctuations.Entities:
Year: 2020 PMID: 32501105 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.206602
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161