We propose a modified spin-wave theory to study the 1/3 magnetization plateau of the antiferromagnetic Heisen- berg model on the kagome lattice. By the self-consistent inclusion of quantum corrections, the 1/3 plateau...We propose a modified spin-wave theory to study the 1/3 magnetization plateau of the antiferromagnetic Heisen- berg model on the kagome lattice. By the self-consistent inclusion of quantum corrections, the 1/3 plateau is stabilized over a broad range of magnetic fields for all spin quantum numbers S. The values of the critical mag- netic fields and the widths of the magnetization plateaus are fully consistent with the recent numerical results from exact diagonalization and infinite projected entangled paired states.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 10934008,10874215 and 11174365the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant Nos 2012CB921704 and 2011CB309703
文摘We propose a modified spin-wave theory to study the 1/3 magnetization plateau of the antiferromagnetic Heisen- berg model on the kagome lattice. By the self-consistent inclusion of quantum corrections, the 1/3 plateau is stabilized over a broad range of magnetic fields for all spin quantum numbers S. The values of the critical mag- netic fields and the widths of the magnetization plateaus are fully consistent with the recent numerical results from exact diagonalization and infinite projected entangled paired states.