Direct evidence for a gapless Z2 spin liquid by frustrating Néel antiferromagnetism

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Hu, Wen Jun ^a   Becca, Federico ^a   Parola, Alberto ^b   Sorella, Sandro ^a  

^a DEMOCRITOS NATIONAL SIMULATION CENTER   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

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EID: 84883379566     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.88.060402     Document Type: Article

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