Affleck-Kennedy-Lieb-Tasaki State on a Honeycomb Lattice from t2g Orbitals

The two-dimensional Affleck-Kennedy-Lieb-Tasaki (AKLT) model on a honeycomb lattice has been shown to be a universal resource for quantum computation. In this valence bond solid, however, the spin interactions involve higher powers of the Heisenberg coupling (S arrow right i times S arrow right j)n,...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2015-06, Vol.114 (24)
Main Authors: Koch-Janusz, Maciej, Khomskii, D I, Sela, Eran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Density
Honeycomb
Honeycomb construction
Insulators
Joining
Lattice vacancies
Lattices
Orbitals
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Summary:The two-dimensional Affleck-Kennedy-Lieb-Tasaki (AKLT) model on a honeycomb lattice has been shown to be a universal resource for quantum computation. In this valence bond solid, however, the spin interactions involve higher powers of the Heisenberg coupling (S arrow right i times S arrow right j)n, making these states seemingly unrealistic on bipartite lattices, where one expects a simple antiferromagnetic order. We show that those interactions can be generated by orbital physics in multiorbital Mott insulators. We focus on t2g electrons on the honeycomb lattice and propose a physical realization of the spin-3/2 AKLT state. We find a phase transition from the AKLT to the Neel state on increasing Hund's rule coupling, which is confirmed by density matrix renormalization group simulations. An experimental signature of the AKLT state consists of protected, free S=1/2 spins on lattice vacancies, which may be detected in the spin susceptibility.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.247204