Frustration and entanglement in the t2g spin-orbital model on a triangular lattice: Valence-bond and generalized liquid states

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Normand, Bruce ^a,b   Oleś, Andrzej M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

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EID: 53849128896     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.094427     Document Type: Article

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