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Spin supersolid in triangular lattice easy-axis spin-1/2 antiferromagnet: a fermionic parton perspective

  • Meng Zeng
  • Roderich Moessner
  • Shu Zhang
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Abstract

We study the supersolid order of the spin-1/2 easy-axis XXZ antiferromagnet on the triangular lattice using a fermionic parton mean-field theory built on the π-flux Dirac spin liquid, with the mean-field order generated by an on-site spinon interaction term and nearest-neighbor (anisotropic) spin couplings. The collective modes are obtained using the random-phase approximation (RPA). In a finite parameter region, we find the Y state as a self-consistent solution, together with the competing Y' state, which is a 90∘-rotated Y state inside the order plane. The mean-field energy favors Y', even though the two states are exactly degenerate in the classical limit. However, the Y state can become lower in energy when higher-order corrections due to the fluctuations of the collective modes are considered. The Y state can also be stabilized on the mean-field level by applying small external fields, which we do in two different ways: moment-aligned local field and uniform field along the easy axis. In both cases, the RPA calculation for the stabilized Y state gives a roton minimum at the M point in the excitation spectrum. A gapped pseudo-Goldstone mode above the gapless Goldstone mode is obtained as well, which has also been observed experimentally. Furthermore, we investigate the effects of tuning the spinon interaction strength and the anisotropy in spin couplings in our phenomenological model. Comparison with the recent numerical and experimental results is also discussed.

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@misc{zeng2026spin,
  title = {{Spin supersolid in triangular lattice easy-axis spin-1/2 antiferromagnet: a fermionic parton perspective}},
  author = {Meng Zeng and Roderich Moessner and Shu Zhang},
  howpublished = {arXiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = nov,
  doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2611.08270},
  eprint = {2611.08270},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.08270},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
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TY  - UNPB
TI  - Spin supersolid in triangular lattice easy-axis spin-1/2 antiferromagnet: a fermionic parton perspective
AU  - Meng Zeng
AU  - Roderich Moessner
AU  - Shu Zhang
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/11/05
PB  - arXiv
DO  - 10.48550/arxiv.2611.08270
UR  - https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.08270
AB  - We study the supersolid order of the spin-1/2 easy-axis XXZ antiferromagnet on the triangular lattice using a fermionic parton mean-field theory built on the π-flux Dirac spin liquid, with the mean-field order generated by an on-site spinon interaction term and nearest-neighbor (anisotropic) spin couplings. The collective modes are obtained using the random-phase approximation (RPA). In a finite parameter region, we find the Y state as a self-consistent solution, together with the competing Y' state, which is a 90^∘-rotated Y state inside the order plane. The mean-field energy favors Y', even though the two states are exactly degenerate in the classical limit. However, the Y state can become lower in energy when higher-order corrections due to the fluctuations of the collective modes are considered. The Y state can also be stabilized on the mean-field level by applying small external fields, which we do in two different ways: moment-aligned local field and uniform field along the easy axis. In both cases, the RPA calculation for the stabilized Y state gives a roton minimum at the M point in the excitation spectrum. A gapped pseudo-Goldstone mode above the gapless Goldstone mode is obtained as well, which has also been observed experimentally. Furthermore, we investigate the effects of tuning the spinon interaction strength and the anisotropy in spin couplings in our phenomenological model. Comparison with the recent numerical and experimental results is also discussed.
ER  -