TY - JOUR
T1 - Systematic effective field theory investigation of spiral phases in hole-doped antiferromagnets on the honeycomb lattice
AU - Jiang, F. J.
AU - Kämpfer, F.
AU - Hofmann, C. P.
AU - Wiese, U. J.
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - Motivated by possible applications to the antiferromagnetic precursor of the high-temperature superconductor Na xCoO 2.yH 2O, we use a systematic low-energy effective field theory for magnons and holes to study different phases of doped antiferromagnets on the honeycomb lattice. The effective action contains a leading single-derivative term, similar to the Shraiman-Siggia term in the square lattice case, which gives rise to spirals in the staggered magnetization. Depending on the values of the low-energy parameters, either a homogeneous phase with four or a spiral phase with two filled hole pockets is energetically favored. Unlike in the square lattice case, at leading order the effective action has an accidental continuous spatial rotation symmetry. Consequently, the spiral may point in any direction and is not necessarily aligned with a lattice direction.
AB - Motivated by possible applications to the antiferromagnetic precursor of the high-temperature superconductor Na xCoO 2.yH 2O, we use a systematic low-energy effective field theory for magnons and holes to study different phases of doped antiferromagnets on the honeycomb lattice. The effective action contains a leading single-derivative term, similar to the Shraiman-Siggia term in the square lattice case, which gives rise to spirals in the staggered magnetization. Depending on the values of the low-energy parameters, either a homogeneous phase with four or a spiral phase with two filled hole pockets is energetically favored. Unlike in the square lattice case, at leading order the effective action has an accidental continuous spatial rotation symmetry. Consequently, the spiral may point in any direction and is not necessarily aligned with a lattice direction.
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U2 - 10.1140/epjb/e2009-00200-x
DO - 10.1140/epjb/e2009-00200-x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:67650260356
SN - 1434-6028
VL - 69
SP - 473
EP - 482
JO - European Physical Journal B
JF - European Physical Journal B
IS - 4
ER -