arXiv:cond-mat/9710327 · Physical review. B, Condensed matter
Magnetization plateau in an S= 32 antiferromagnetic Heisenberg chain with anisotropy
Tôru Sakai, Minoru Takahashi
Abstract
The magnetization process of the $S$=$\frac{3}{2}$ antiferromagnetic Heisenberg chain with single-ion anisotropy $D$ at $T=0$ is investigated by the exact diagonalization of finite clusters and finite-size scaling analyses. It is found that a magnetization plateau appears at $m=$$\frac{1}{2}$ for $D>{D}_{c}=0.93\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.01$. The phase transition with respect to $D$ at ${D}_{c}$ is revealed to be of the Kosterlitz-Thouless type. The magnetization curve of the infinite system is also presented for some values of $D$.