Thermodynamics of the two-dimensional easy-axis quantum antiferromagnet

The thermodynamics of the two-dimensional quantum Heisenberg antiferromagnet with easy-axis anisotropy (EA-QHAF) on the square lattice is studied by means of the semiclassical approach of the pure-quantum self-consistent harmonic approximation (PQSCHA). The anisotropic model shows a phase transition...

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Published in:Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials 2001-05, Vol.226, p.562-563
Main Authors: Cuccoli, A, Roscilde, T, Tognetti, V, Vaia, R, Verrucchi, P
Format: Article
Language:English
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2D magnets
Magnetic transitions
Quantum antiferromagnetism
Quantum fluctuations
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Summary:The thermodynamics of the two-dimensional quantum Heisenberg antiferromagnet with easy-axis anisotropy (EA-QHAF) on the square lattice is studied by means of the semiclassical approach of the pure-quantum self-consistent harmonic approximation (PQSCHA). The anisotropic model shows a phase transition at finite temperature with critical exponents of the two-dimensional Ising model for every value of the anisotropy. Our theoretical results are compared with the experimental data on the real compound Rb 2MnF 4 both above (correlation length) and below (staggered magnetization) the transition: a good agreement is found in both the disordered and the ordered phase.
ISSN:0304-8853
DOI:10.1016/S0304-8853(00)00980-X