Milica S. Rutonjski

Effects of frustration and cyclic exchange on the spin-1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet within the self-consistent spin-wave theory

The relevance of the quasi-two-dimensional spin-1/2 frustrated quantum antiferromagnet (AFM) due to its possibility of modeling the high-temperature superconducting parent compounds has resulted in numerous theoretical and experimental studies. This paper presents a detailed research of the influence of the varying exchange interactions on the model magnetic properties within the framework of self-consistent spin-wave theory based on Dyson–Maleev (DM) representation. Beside the nearest neighbor (NN) interaction within the plane, the planar frustration up to the third NNs, cyclic interaction and the interlayer coupling are taken into account. The detailed description of the elementary spin excitations, staggered magnetization, spin-wave velocity renormalization factor and ground state energy is given. The results are compared to the predictions of the linear spin-wave theory and when possible also to the second-order perturbative spin-wave expansion results. Finally, having at our disposal improved experimental results for the in-plane spin-wave dispersion in high-Tc copper oxide La2CuO4, the self-consistent spin-wave theory (SCSWT) is applied to that compound in order to correct earlier obtained set of exchange parameters and high-temperature spin-wave dispersion.

Magnetic Susceptibility of Quasi-two-dimensional Cuprate Antiferromagnets

Abstract Parallel magnetic susceptibility temperature dependence of the high-TC superconducting parent compound La2CuO4 is calculated in both antiferromagnetic (AFM) and paramagnetic phase. By making use of the quantum Heisenberg three-dimensional AFM model including the in-plane spin anisotropy, the calculation is performed within the framework of three different theories: Green’s function theory in random-phase approximation (RPA), linear spinwave (LSW) theory and mean-field (MF) theory. The results suggest that at low temperatures quantum spin fluctuations play an important role, while at the temperatures above the critical one short-range correlations have a great impact on the behavior of the system. This leads to the discrepancy between RPA and MF results, since the later neglects the above phenomena. Further, LSW theory expectedly agrees with RPA results only at low temperatures where the magnon interactions are negligible. Comparison to the theoretical and experimental results quoted in literature confirms that RPA method presents the most appropriate method among the applied ones, suggesting that this approach is satisfactory in the case of the parallel magnetic susceptibility, while in order to reproduce the transversal one, spin-orbit coupling must be included.

Elementary Excitations in Ferromagnetic Semiconductor Superlattice in the Narrow‐band Limit

The transfer matrix method, developed in our previous paper [1], is used to study bulk and surface magnetic excitations of a semi‐infinite ferromagnetic semiconductor (FMS’s) superlattice. Results are discussed in the narrow‐band limit. The spin‐wave frequencies for a semi‐infinite narrow‐band semiconductor are analyzed in the low‐frequency, as well as in the high‐frequency region. In the frame of the same methodology, bulk and surface magnetic excitations of thin FMS’s films are analyzed in dependence of the parameters of the system. Results are analyzed numerically, discussed and plotted.