A Series Expansion Study for Large Negative Quantum Renormalization of Magnon Spectra in the $S=1/2$ Kagome-Lattice Heisenberg Antiferromagnet Cs$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$SnF$_{12}$

TL;DR

This study uses series expansion methods to analyze magnon spectra in the kagome-lattice antiferromagnet Cs$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$SnF$_{12}$, revealing significant downward dispersion deformation and estimating the out-of-plane Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction.

Contribution

The paper introduces a series expansion approach to accurately model magnon spectra in the kagome system, highlighting the effects of quantum renormalization and fitting experimental data.

Findings

Downward deformation of high-energy magnon dispersion

Estimated Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction D^{ ext{parallel}}=0.12J

Identification of a roton-like minimum at the M point

Abstract

The series expansion method is used to study magnon spectra of the kagome system with nearest-neighbor exchange interaction $J$ and out-of-plane Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya (DM) interaction $D^{\parallel}$, which is a minimal model for Cs$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$SnF$_{12}$. Compared to the magnon spectra by the linear spin wave (LSW) theory, we find that dispersions at high energy part suffer downward deformation, which is similar to the triangle lattice case, in addition to the reduction of the energy scale of about 40\% as pointed out in a neutron-scattering study by Ono {\it et al.} Using a reliable estimation $J=20.7$ meV in a previous study on the magnetic susceptibility of Cs$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$SnF$_{12}$, we use $D^{\parallel}$ as the fitting parameter to reproduce the experimental magnon spectra and obtain $D^{\parallel}=0.12J$. We also report that a roton-like minimum occurs at the M point and a maximum at points somewhat away from the $\Gamma$ point. Compression of the LSW magnon band is commonly seen in the kagome and triangular-lattice systems, which may be viewed as being pushed from above by the spinon continuum.