Particle-Hole Symmetry Breaking in a Spin-Dimer System <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>TlCuCl</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>3</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math> Observed at 100 T
Xu-Guang Zhou, Yuan Yao, Yasuhiro H. Matsuda, Akihiko Ikeda, Akira Matsuo, Koichi Kindo, Hidekazu Tanaka
Abstract
The entire magnetization process of TlCuCl_{3} has been experimentally investigated up to 100 T employing the single-turn technique. The upper critical field H_{c2} is observed to be 86.1 T at 2 K. A convex slope of the M-H curve between the lower and upper critical fields (H_{c1} and H_{c2}) is clearly observed, which indicates that a particle-hole symmetry is broken in TlCuCl_{3}. By quantum Monte Carlo simulation and the bond-operator theory method, we find that the particle-hole symmetry breaking results from strong interdimer interactions.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsDimerSymmetry (geometry)Symmetry breakingQuantum Monte CarloSpin (aerodynamics)Condensed matter physicsMonte Carlo methodQuantum mechanicsNuclear magnetic resonanceGeometryStatisticsThermodynamicsMathematicsAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsPhysics of Superconductivity and MagnetismTheoretical and Computational Physics