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arXiv 0904.1297cond-mat.str-el
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过渡金属氧化物的自旋轨道物理

Spin--orbital physics in transition metal oxides

Andrzej M. Oles

摘要:

我们提出了自旋-轨道超交换的主要特征,它描述了具有轨道自由度的莫特绝缘体的磁性和光学性质。与自旋超交换的SU(2)对称性相反,超交换的轨道部分服从晶格的低立方对称性,并且本质上是受抑的。这种内在的挫折和自旋轨道纠缠引起增强的量子涨落,我们指出了一些情况下,这导致无序状态。以$R$ VO $_3$钙钛矿为例讨论自旋和轨道自由度之间的强耦合,其中$R$代表稀土离子La,.,陆我们解释了观测到的演变轨道$T_{\rm OO}$和Néel $T_{N1}$转变温度的$R$ VO $_3$系列与离子半径减小$r_R$。指出了自旋轨道物理中存在的一些问题和当前的研究方向。

英文摘要:

We present the main features of the spin-orbital superexchange which describes the magnetic and optical properties of Mott insulators with orbital degrees of freedom. In contrast to the SU(2) symmetry of spin superexchange, the orbital part of the superexchange obeys the lower cubic symmetry of the lattice and is intrinsically frustrated. This intrinsic frustration and spin-orbital entanglement induce enhanced quantum fluctuations, and we point out a few situations where this leads to disordered states. Strong coupling between the spin and orbital degrees of freedom is discussed on the example of the $R$VO$_3$ perovskites, with $R$ standing for rare-earth ion, La,...,Lu. We explain the observed evolution of the orbital $T_{\rm OO}$ and Néel $T_{N1}$ transition temperature in the $R$VO$_3$ series with decreasing ionic radius $r_R$. A few open problems and the current directions of research in the field of spin-orbital physics are pointed out.

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