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arXiv:0912.2036 · Physical Review Letters

Quantum Melting of Valence-Bond Crystal Insulators and Novel Supersolid Phase at Commensurate Density

Arnaud Ralko, Fabien Trousselet, Didier Poilblanc

Published Mar 25, 2010• 15 citations
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Abstract

Bosonic and fermionic Hubbard models on the checkerboard lattice are studied numerically for infinite on-site repulsion. At particle density n=1/4 and strong nearest-neighbor repulsion, insulating Valence-Bond crystals (VBC) of resonating particle pairs are stabilized. Their melting into superfluid or metallic phases under increasing hopping is investigated at T=0 K. We identify a novel and unconventional commensurate VBC supersolid region, precursor to the melting of the bosonic crystal. Hardcore bosons (spins) are compared to fermions (electrons), as well as positive to negative (frustrating) hoppings.

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.104.127203

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Using large scale quantum Monte Carlo simulations and dual vortex theory we analyze the ground state phase diagram of hard-core bosons on the kagome lattice with nearest neighbor repulsion. In contrast to the case of a triangular lattice, no supersolid emerges for strong interactions. While a uniform superfluid prevails at half-filling, two novel solid phases emerge at densities ρ=1/3\rho=1/3ρ=1/3 and ρ=2/3\rho=2/3ρ=2/3. These solids exhibit an only partial ordering of the bosonic density, allowing for local resonances on a subset of hexagons of the kagome lattice. We provide evidence for a weakly first-order phase transition at the quantum melting point between these solid phases and the superfluid.
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