Abstract

We investigate the ground state properties of the kagome lattice t - J model at low doping by variational Monte Carlo calculations. The resulting state possesses an interesting balance of spin exchange and kinetic exchange through the building blocks of stars which are linked by triangles and their internal hexagons. While the spin exchange is taking place mainly on the stars, hopping is favored on the hexagons. There is a density modulation, resulting in the holes having an effective static contribution. From this observation, how holes lead to dimerization in this model and why a particular valence bond crystal pattern is formed can be understood. Furthermore, we argue the optimal doping for this state. We discuss our result in connection with static impurities, and show the likely relevance to the diluted kagome lattice Heisenberg model, describing actual compounds.

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