Charge and Orbital Ordering in the Triangular-Lattice t_{2g}-Orbital System in One Dimension: A Possible Ground State of Bi_xV_8O_{16}

Abstract

We consider the possible charge and orbital ordering in a Hollandite compound Bi_xV_8O_{16}, which is a new one-dimensional triangular-lattice t_{2g}-orbital system. Using the strong-coupling perturbation theory, we derive the effective spin-orbit Hamiltonian in the approximation neglecting the small off-diagonal hopping parameters or orbital fluctuation, whereby we obtain the spin Hamiltonians in the partial space of each orbital-ordering pattern. We then apply an exact-diagonalization technique on small clusters to these spin Hamiltonians and calculate the ground-state phase diagram. We find that a variety of orbital-ordering patterns appear in the parameter space, which include the state characterized by the partial singlet formation consistent with recent NMR experiment.