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arXiv:1003.0891 · Physical Review B

Quantum criticality of the kagome antiferromagnet with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions

Yejin Huh, Lars Fritz, Subir Sachdev A

Published Apr 30, 2010• 63 citations
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Abstract

We investigate the zero-temperature phase diagram of the nearest-neighbor kagome antiferromagnet in the presence of Dzyaloshinksii-Moriya interaction. We develop a theory for the transition between ${Z}_{2}$ spin liquids with bosonic spinons and a phase with antiferromagnetic long-range order. Connections to recent numerical studies and experiments are discussed.

DOI
10.1103/physrevb.81.144432

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