Saturation Field as a Direct Probe of Exchange and Single-Ion Anisotropies in Spin-1 Magnets

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Autores principales: Griffith, M. A. R., Rufo, S., Caldas, H., Neto, F. Dinola, Neto, Minos A., Viana, J. R.
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Publicado: 2025
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author Griffith, M. A. R.
Rufo, S.
Caldas, H.
Neto, F. Dinola
Neto, Minos A.
Viana, J. R.
author_facet Griffith, M. A. R.
Rufo, S.
Caldas, H.
Neto, F. Dinola
Neto, Minos A.
Viana, J. R.
contents High magnetic fields provide a direct route to probe the anisotropies that govern spin dynamics in layered magnets. Using the SU(3) bond operator framework for spin 1 systems, we derive analytic expressions for the magnon spectrum and the critical fields delimiting the field induced ordered phase. We show that the upper critical field $h_{c2}$ carries a simple and quantitative fingerprint of both exchange anisotropy and single ion symmetry breaking, enabling high field experiments to serve as sensitive probes of microscopic anisotropy. We further map how these anisotropies, together with interlayer coupling, control the extent and location of the magnon Bose Einstein condensation dome. Our results provide experimentally accessible criteria for identifying symmetry breaking mechanisms in real spin 1 materials.
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spellingShingle Saturation Field as a Direct Probe of Exchange and Single-Ion Anisotropies in Spin-1 Magnets
Griffith, M. A. R.
Rufo, S.
Caldas, H.
Neto, F. Dinola
Neto, Minos A.
Viana, J. R.
Strongly Correlated Electrons
High magnetic fields provide a direct route to probe the anisotropies that govern spin dynamics in layered magnets. Using the SU(3) bond operator framework for spin 1 systems, we derive analytic expressions for the magnon spectrum and the critical fields delimiting the field induced ordered phase. We show that the upper critical field $h_{c2}$ carries a simple and quantitative fingerprint of both exchange anisotropy and single ion symmetry breaking, enabling high field experiments to serve as sensitive probes of microscopic anisotropy. We further map how these anisotropies, together with interlayer coupling, control the extent and location of the magnon Bose Einstein condensation dome. Our results provide experimentally accessible criteria for identifying symmetry breaking mechanisms in real spin 1 materials.
title Saturation Field as a Direct Probe of Exchange and Single-Ion Anisotropies in Spin-1 Magnets
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.21551