Thermodynamics of the Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the maple-leaf lattice

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Main Authors: Schäfer, Robin, Ebert, Paul L., Hassan, Noah, Reuther, Johannes, Luitz, David J., Wietek, Alexander
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author Schäfer, Robin
Ebert, Paul L.
Hassan, Noah
Reuther, Johannes
Luitz, David J.
Wietek, Alexander
author_facet Schäfer, Robin
Ebert, Paul L.
Hassan, Noah
Reuther, Johannes
Luitz, David J.
Wietek, Alexander
contents We study the Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the maple-leaf lattice using several numerical approaches, focusing on the numerical linked-cluster expansion (NLCE), which exhibits an unconventional convergence extending to low and even zero temperatures. We evaluate thermodynamic properties as well as spin-spin correlations through the equal-time structure factor. Within NLCE the specific heat capacity reveals a two-peak structure at $T_1 \approx 0.479\,J$ and $T_2 \approx 0.131\,J$, reminiscent of the corresponding result for the triangular lattice. At intermediate temperatures, the spin-spin structure factor develops features that reflect the absence of reflection symmetry in the lattice. The zero-temperature convergence of NLCE enables reliable estimates of the ground-state energy and points to a short-range correlated paramagnetic ground state composed of resonating hexagonal motifs. The NLCE results are benchmarked against Pseudo-Majorana Functional Renormalization Group, finite-temperature Lanczos, and classical Monte Carlo simulations.
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spellingShingle Thermodynamics of the Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the maple-leaf lattice
Schäfer, Robin
Ebert, Paul L.
Hassan, Noah
Reuther, Johannes
Luitz, David J.
Wietek, Alexander
Strongly Correlated Electrons
We study the Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the maple-leaf lattice using several numerical approaches, focusing on the numerical linked-cluster expansion (NLCE), which exhibits an unconventional convergence extending to low and even zero temperatures. We evaluate thermodynamic properties as well as spin-spin correlations through the equal-time structure factor. Within NLCE the specific heat capacity reveals a two-peak structure at $T_1 \approx 0.479\,J$ and $T_2 \approx 0.131\,J$, reminiscent of the corresponding result for the triangular lattice. At intermediate temperatures, the spin-spin structure factor develops features that reflect the absence of reflection symmetry in the lattice. The zero-temperature convergence of NLCE enables reliable estimates of the ground-state energy and points to a short-range correlated paramagnetic ground state composed of resonating hexagonal motifs. The NLCE results are benchmarked against Pseudo-Majorana Functional Renormalization Group, finite-temperature Lanczos, and classical Monte Carlo simulations.
title Thermodynamics of the Heisenberg antiferromagnet on the maple-leaf lattice
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.21806