Quantum Critical Behavior of Diluted Quasi‐One‐Dimensional Ising Chains
Logan Sowadski, Thomas Vojta
ABSTRACT is a unique magnetic material. It features bulk 3D magnetic order at low temperatures, but its quantum critical behavior in a magnetic field is well described by the 1D transverse‐field Ising universality class. This behavior is facilitated by the structural arrangement of magnetic ions in nearly isolated zig‐zag chains. In this work, we investigate the effect of random site dilution on the critical properties of such a quasi‐1D quantum Ising system. To this end, we introduce an anisotropic site‐diluted 3D transverse‐field Ising model. We find that site dilution leads to unconventional activated scaling behavior at the quantum phase transition. Interestingly, the critical exponents of the quantum critical point are in good agreement with those of the disordered 3D transverse‐field Ising universality class, despite the strong spatial anisotropy. We discuss the generality of our findings as well as implications for experiments.
arXiv:2511.01661•Annalen der Physik•Dec 29, 2025•0 citations