Interacting spin-1 bosons in a two-dimensional optical lattice

Autor: de Parny, L. de Forges, Hébert, F., Rousseau, V. G., Batrouni, G. G.
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Phys. Rev. B 88, 104509 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.88.104509
Popis: We study, using quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) simulations, the ground state properties of spin-1 bosons trapped in a square optical lattice. The phase diagram is characterized by the mobility of the particles (Mott insulating or superfluid phase) and by their magnetic properties. For ferromagnetic on-site interactions, the whole phase diagram is ferromagnetic and the Mott insulators-superfluid phase transitions are second order. For antiferromagnetic on-site interactions, spin nematic order is found in the odd Mott lobes and in the superfluid phase. Furthermore, the superfluid-insulator phase transition is first or second order depending on whether the density in the Mott is even or odd. Inside the even Mott lobes, we observe a singlet-to-nematic transition for certain values of the interactions. This transition appears to be first order.
Databáze: arXiv