Please wait a minute...
Chin. Phys. B, 2014, Vol. 23(5): 057501    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/23/5/057501
CONDENSED MATTER: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES Prev   Next  

Monte Carlo study of the magnetic properties of spin liquid compound NiGa2S4

Zhang Kai-Cheng (张开成)a, Li Yong-Feng (李永峰)b c, Liu Yong (刘永)d, Chi Feng (迟锋)e
a College of Mathematics and Physics, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, China;
b Key Laboratory of Integrated Exploitation of Bayan Obo Multi-Metal Resources, Inner Mongolia Universityof Science and Technology, Baotou 014010, China;
c School of Mathematics, Physics and Biological Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou 014010, China;
d State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science & Technology and College of Science, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China;
e College of Engineering, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, China
Abstract  The magnetic properties of two-dimensional antiferromagnet NiGa2S4 have attracted much attention and yet some problems are far from being solved. We investigate the magnetic properties of NiGa2S4 by Monte Carlo simulations. A new spin-interacting model is proposed to describe the system, and the specific heat together with the doping effect of nonmagnetic impurity is studied by simulations. The double peaks of the specific heat as well as other behaviors are well reproduced. We also compare our results with those of other models, and the underlying physics is discussed.
Keywords:  spin liquid state      specific heat      magnetization      correlation length  
Received:  26 July 2013      Revised:  30 October 2013      Accepted manuscript online: 
PACS:  75.10.Hk (Classical spin models)  
  75.40.Cx (Static properties (order parameter, static susceptibility, heat capacities, critical exponents, etc.))  
  75.50.Ee (Antiferromagnetics)  
Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11247428, 11247210, 10974228, and 61274101) and the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province, China (Grant No. 20121078), and the Education Office of Liaoning Province, China (Grant No. L201197).
Corresponding Authors:  Zhang Kai-Cheng     E-mail:  kczhang@yeah.net
About author:  75.10.Hk; 75.40.Cx; 75.50.Ee

Cite this article: 

Zhang Kai-Cheng (张开成), Li Yong-Feng (李永峰), Liu Yong (刘永), Chi Feng (迟锋) Monte Carlo study of the magnetic properties of spin liquid compound NiGa2S4 2014 Chin. Phys. B 23 057501

[1] Binder K and Young A P 1986 Rev. Mod. Phys. 58 801
[2] Zhang K C and Song P Y 2010 Chin. Phys. B 19 097105
[3] Zhang K C and Zhu Y 2011 Chin. Phys. B 20 047501
[4] Ali M Y and Poulter J 2013 Chin. Phys. B 22 067502
[5] Shang Y M, Cheng L M and Yao K L 2005 Chin. Phys. Lett. 22 199
[6] Shang Y M and Yao K L 2005 Chin. Phys. Lett. 22 195
[7] Nakatsuji S, Nambu Y, Tonomura H, Sakai O, Jonas S, Broholm C, Tsunetsugu H, Qiu Y and Maeno Y 2005 Science 309 1697
[8] Mazin I I 2007 Phys. Rev. B 76, 140406(R)
[9] MacLaughlin D E, Nambu Y, Nakatsuji S, Heffner R H, Shu L, Bernal O O and Ishida K 2008 Phys. Rev. B 78 220403
[10] Stock C, Jonas S, Broholm C, Nakatsuji S, Nambu Y, Onuma K, Maeno Y and Chung J H 2011 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 23 164202
[11] Nambu Y and Nakatsuji S 2011 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 23 164202
[12] Nambu Y, Nakatsuji S, Maeno Y, Okudzeto E K and Chan J Y 2008 Phys. Rev. Lett. 101 207204
[13] Nambu Y, Nakatsuji S and Maeno Y 2006 J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 75 043711
[14] Tsunetsugu H and Arikawa M 2006 J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 75 083701
[15] Lauchli A, Mila F and Penc K 2006 Phys. Rev. Lett. 97 087205
[16] Bhattacharjee S, Shenoy V B and Senthil T 2006 Phys. Rev. B 74 092406
[17] Tamura R and Kawashima N 2008 J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 77 103002
[18] Stoudenmire E M, Trebst S and Balents L 2009 Phys. Rev. B 79 214436
[19] Chern C H 2008 Phys. Rev. B 78 020403
[20] Creutz M 1980 Phys. Rev. D 21 2308
[21] Olive J A, Young A P and Sherrington D 1986 Phys. Rev. B 34 6341
[22] Marinari E and Parisi G 1992 Europhys. Lett. 19 451
[23] Hukushima K and Nemoto K 1996 J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 65 1604
[24] Zhang K C, Li Y F, Liu G B and Zhu Y 2012 Phys. Lett. A 376 1898
[25] Stasiak P and Gingras M J P 2009 arXiv:0912.3469
[26] Park J H, Onoda S, Nagaosa N and Han J H 2008 Phys. Rev. Lett. 101 167202
[27] Lee L W and Young A P 2003 Phys. Rev. Lett. 90 227203
[28] Zhang K C, Liu G B and Zhu Y 2011 Phys. Lett. A 375 2041
[29] Li P, Su H, Dong H N and Shen S Q 2009 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 21 326005
[30] Lee S and Lee K C 1998 Phys. Rev. B 57 8472
[31] Yamaguchi H, Kimura S, Hagiwara M, Nambu Y, Nakatsuji S, Maeno Y and Kindo K 2008 Phys. Rev. B 78 180404
[32] Ghosh S, Rosenbaum T F, Aeppli G and Coppersmith S N 2003 Nature 425 48
[33] Han J H, Zang J, Yang Z, Park J H and Nagaosa N 2010 Phys. Rev. B 82 094429
[1] Orbital torque of Cr-induced magnetization switching in perpendicularly magnetized Pt/Co/Pt/Cr heterostructures
Hongfei Xie(谢宏斐), Yuhan Chang(常宇晗), Xi Guo(郭玺), Jianrong Zhang(张健荣), Baoshan Cui(崔宝山), Yalu Zuo(左亚路), and Li Xi(席力). Chin. Phys. B, 2023, 32(3): 037502.
[2] Anisotropic superconducting properties of FeSe0.5Te0.5 single crystals
Jia-Ming Zhao(赵佳铭) and Zhi-He Wang(王智河). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(9): 097402.
[3] Magnetic properties of a mixed spin-3/2 and spin-2 Ising octahedral chain
Xiao-Chen Na(那小晨), Nan Si(司楠), Feng-Ge Zhang(张凤阁), and Wei Jiang(姜伟). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(8): 087502.
[4] Magnetic and magnetocaloric effect in a stuffed honeycomb polycrystalline antiferromagnet GdInO3
Yao-Dong Wu(吴耀东), Wei-Wei Duan(段薇薇), Qiu-Yue Li(李秋月), Yong-Liang Qin(秦永亮),Zhen-Fa Zi(訾振发), and Jin Tang(汤进). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(6): 067501.
[5] Thermodynamic properties of two-dimensional charged spin-1/2 Fermi gases
Jia-Ying Yang(杨家营), Xu Liu(刘旭), Ji-Hong Qin(秦吉红), and Huai-Ming Guo(郭怀明). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(6): 060504.
[6] Effect of the magnetization parameter on electron acceleration during relativistic magnetic reconnection in ultra-intense laser-produced plasma
Qian Zhang(张茜), Yongli Ping(平永利), Weiming An(安维明), Wei Sun(孙伟), and Jiayong Zhong(仲佳勇). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(6): 065203.
[7] Temperature-dependent structure and magnetization of YCrO3 compound
Qian Zhao(赵前), Ying-Hao Zhu(朱英浩), Si Wu(吴思), Jun-Chao Xia(夏俊超), Peng-Fei Zhou(周鹏飞), Kai-Tong Sun(孙楷橦), and Hai-Feng Li(李海峰). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(4): 046101.
[8] In-plane current-induced magnetization reversal of Pd/CoZr/MgO magnetic multilayers
Jing Liu(刘婧), Caiyin You(游才印), Li Ma(马丽), Yun Li(李云), Ling Ma(马凌), and Na Tian(田娜). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(12): 127502.
[9] Experimental observation of interlayer perpendicular standing spin wave mode with low damping in skyrmion-hosting [Pt/Co/Ta]10 multilayer
Zhen-Dong Chen(陈振东), Mei-Yang Ma(马眉扬), Sen-Fu Zhang(张森富), Mang-Yuan Ma(马莽原), Zi-Zhao Pan(潘咨兆), Xi-Xiang Zhang(张西祥), Xue-Zhong Ruan(阮学忠), Yong-Bing Xu(徐永兵), and Fu-Sheng Ma(马付胜). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(11): 117501.
[10] Multiple modes of perpendicular magnetization switching scheme in single spin—orbit torque device
Tong-Xi Liu(刘桐汐), Zhao-Hao Wang(王昭昊), Min Wang(王旻), Chao Wang(王朝), Bi Wu(吴比), Wei-Qiang Liu(刘伟强), and Wei-Sheng Zhao(赵巍胜). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(10): 107501.
[11] Role of compositional changes on thermal, magnetic, and mechanical properties of Fe-P-C-based amorphous alloys
Indah Raya, Supat Chupradit, Mustafa M Kadhim, Mustafa Z Mahmoud, Abduladheem Turki Jalil, Aravindhan Surendar, Sukaina Tuama Ghafel, Yasser Fakri Mustafa, and Alexander N Bochvar. Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(1): 016401.
[12] Probing the magnetization switching with in-plane magnetic anisotropy through field-modified magnetoresistance measurement
Runrun Hao(郝润润), Kun Zhang(张昆), Yinggang Li(李迎港), Qiang Cao(曹强), Xueying Zhang(张学莹), Dapeng Zhu(朱大鹏), and Weisheng Zhao(赵巍胜). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(1): 017502.
[13] Strain-dependent resistance and giant gauge factor in monolayer WSe2
Mao-Sen Qin(秦茂森), Xing-Guo Ye(叶兴国), Peng-Fei Zhu(朱鹏飞), Wen-Zheng Xu(徐文正), Jing Liang(梁晶), Kaihui Liu(刘开辉), and Zhi-Min Liao(廖志敏). Chin. Phys. B, 2021, 30(9): 097203.
[14] Magnetization relaxation of uniaxial anisotropic ferromagnetic particles with linear reaction dynamics driven by DC/AC magnetic field
Yu-Song Hu(胡玉松), Min Jiang(江敏), Tao Hong(洪涛), Zheng-Ming Tang(唐正明), and Ka-Ma Huang(黄卡玛). Chin. Phys. B, 2021, 30(9): 090202.
[15] Magnetostriction and spin reorientation in ferromagnetic Laves phase Pr(GaxFe1-x)1.9 compounds
Min-Yu Zeng(曾敏玉), Qing Tang(唐庆), Zhi-Wei Mei(梅志巍), Cai-Yan Lu(陆彩燕), Yan-Mei Tang(唐妍梅), Xiang Li(李翔), Yun He(何云), and Ze-Ping Guo(郭泽平). Chin. Phys. B, 2021, 30(6): 067504.
No Suggested Reading articles found!