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Schäfer, R. (2022). Magnetic frustration in three dimensions. PhD Thesis, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden.

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Schäfer, Robin1, Author           
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1Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Max Planck Society, ou_2117288              

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 Abstract: Frustrated magnets realize exotic forms of quantum matter beyond conventional order. Due to a lack of controlled and unbiased methods to study frustration in three dimensions, many questions remain unanswered. While most established numerical techniques have limited applicability, approaches based on cluster expansions are promising alternatives. By design, they do not suffer from dimensionality or frustration and generate reliable insights into the thermodynamic limit without any restriction in the parameter space. This thesis makes significant methodological progress in controlled numerical approaches tailored to study frustration in three dimensions. It covers (i) an automatic detection algorithm for symmetries in generic clusters, (ii) a general approach to the numerical linked cluster algorithm to study finite - and zero - temperature properties, and (iii) an expansion method based on the linked cluster theorem to obtain a suitable dressing for valence-bond crystals. In particular, we study one of the archetypal problems of frustrated magnetism in three dimensions: the pyrochlore Heisenberg antiferromagnet. For the first time, we are able to unbiasedly resolve its thermodynamic quantities to a temperature far beyond the scale on which the Schottky anomaly occurs. The broad applicability of the numerical linked cluster algorithm allows for the systematic investigation of different spin-liquid candidate materials such as the Cerium-based pyrochlores Ce₂Zr₂O₇ and Ce₂Sn₂O₇. Despite a similar chemical composition, the algorithm finds fundamental differences in their quantum mechanical nature by constraining their microscopic exchange parameters. Zero temperature properties are even less accessible: Neither the nature of the ground state nor an estimate of its energy are known for the pyrochlore antiferromagnet. Large-scale density matrix renormalization group calculations pushed to three dimensions provide the first reliable estimate of its ground-state energy and yield robust evidence for a spontaneous inversion symmetry breaking manifesting itself as an energy density difference on the tetrahedral sublattice. The symmetry-breaking tendency of the model is further observed in the presence of an external magnetic field where similar calculations suggest a stable 1/2-magnetization plateau. Continuing the investigation of low-energy states, we propose a new family - exponentially numerous in the linear system size - of valence-bond crystals as potential ground states. Understanding the stability of the previously overlooked family of states suggests a remarkable change of perspective on frustration with a focus on unfrustrated motifs. In sum, these discoveries present significant progress towards resolving long-standing questions regarding the nature of the ground state of the quantum pyrochlore S=1/2 antiferromagnet.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2022-10-272023-01-162022-12-15
 Publication Status: Issued
 Pages: xii, 124 Seiten, Seite xiii-xxxvii
 Publishing info: Dresden : Technische Universität Dresden
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 Identifiers: URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa2-829375
 Degree: PhD

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