Quantum Scalar Spin Chirality in Coplanar Kagome Antiferromagnets

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Autori principali: Esaki, Nanse, Go, Gyungchoon, Kim, Se Kwon
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author Esaki, Nanse
Go, Gyungchoon
Kim, Se Kwon
author_facet Esaki, Nanse
Go, Gyungchoon
Kim, Se Kwon
contents We theoretically demonstrate that quantum fluctuations inherent to antiferromagnets can generate scalar spin chirality at zero temperature even in coplanar ordered magnets. In a kagome antiferromagnet with coplanar ground-state spin configurations, the quantum-fluctuation-induced scalar spin chirality is shown to arise at zero temperature when an effective time-reversal-like antiunitary symmetry is broken in the Hamiltonian describing fluctuations, and a magnetic point group of the classical ground state allows for its presence. The scalar spin chirality fluctuations are shown to grow further with increasing temperature by thermally excited magnons. These scalar spin chirality fluctuations can reach a magnitude comparable to the static one predicted for noncoplanar spin structures, highlighting their physical implications in coplanar spin systems.
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spellingShingle Quantum Scalar Spin Chirality in Coplanar Kagome Antiferromagnets
Esaki, Nanse
Go, Gyungchoon
Kim, Se Kwon
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
We theoretically demonstrate that quantum fluctuations inherent to antiferromagnets can generate scalar spin chirality at zero temperature even in coplanar ordered magnets. In a kagome antiferromagnet with coplanar ground-state spin configurations, the quantum-fluctuation-induced scalar spin chirality is shown to arise at zero temperature when an effective time-reversal-like antiunitary symmetry is broken in the Hamiltonian describing fluctuations, and a magnetic point group of the classical ground state allows for its presence. The scalar spin chirality fluctuations are shown to grow further with increasing temperature by thermally excited magnons. These scalar spin chirality fluctuations can reach a magnitude comparable to the static one predicted for noncoplanar spin structures, highlighting their physical implications in coplanar spin systems.
title Quantum Scalar Spin Chirality in Coplanar Kagome Antiferromagnets
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.27632