Quantum Triple Point and Quantum Critical End Points in Metallic Magnets

In low-temperature metallic magnets, ferromagnetic (FM) and antiferromagnetic (AFM) orders can exist, adjacent to one another or concurrently, in the phase diagram of a single system. We show that universal quantum effects qualitatively alter the known phase diagrams for classical magnets. They shri...

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Published inPhysical review letters Vol. 119; no. 26; p. 267202
Main Authors Belitz, D, Kirkpatrick, T R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 26.12.2017
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Summary:In low-temperature metallic magnets, ferromagnetic (FM) and antiferromagnetic (AFM) orders can exist, adjacent to one another or concurrently, in the phase diagram of a single system. We show that universal quantum effects qualitatively alter the known phase diagrams for classical magnets. They shrink the region of concurrent FM and AFM order, change various transitions from second to first order, and, in the presence of a magnetic field, lead to either a quantum triple point where the FM, AFM, and paramagnetic phases all coexist or a quantum critical end point.
ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.119.267202