arXiv:1701.05142 · Physical review. B./Physical review. B
Emergent Haldane phase in the S=1 bilinear-biquadratic Heisenberg model on the square lattice
Ido Niesen, Philippe Corboz
Abstract
Infinite projected entangled pair states simulations of the $S=1$ bilinear-biquadratic Heisenberg model on the square lattice reveal an emergent Haldane phase in between the previously predicted antiferromagnetic and three-sublattice ${120}^{\ensuremath{\circ}}$ magnetically ordered phases. This intermediate phase preserves SU(2) spin and translational symmetry but breaks lattice rotational symmetry, and it can be adiabatically connected to the Haldane phase of decoupled $S=1$ chains. Our results contradict previous studies which found a direct transition between the two magnetically ordered states.