Magnetization process of antiferromagnetic quantum spin chains with the biquadratic exchange interaction

Abstract

The magnetization processes of the S = 3/2 and S = 2 antiferromagnetic chains with the biquadratic interaction are investigated using the numerical diagonalization of the finite-size cluster. It is found that the system does not exhibit the spin nematic phase, which was predicted to occur for the S = 1 antiferromagnetic chain. Instead, the present analysis reveals that the quantum spin triatic and quatic liquid phases appear below the saturation magnetization for sufficiently large negative biquadratic interaction, for S = 3/2 and S = 2 chains, respectively. In addition it is also found that the magnetization jump up to the saturation magnetization appears for the small negative biquadratic interaction. The phase diagrams with respect to the negative biquadratic interaction and the magnetization are presented for the S = 3/2 and S = 2 antiferromagnetic chains.