Quantum spin liquid on 2D rectangular frustrated AF lattice

The state of a 2D rectangular spin lattice with first, second and third nearest-neighbour anisotropic antiferromagnetic interactions is investigated. In a special line of parameter space, it is proved that the quantum spin liquid is the exact eigenstate of the system. For general parameter values, Green's function method with cut-off approximation is used to determine the phase diagram at zero temperature, and it is found that the quantum spin liquid appears on a rectangular lattice when the third nearest-neighbour interaction in the direction with shorter lattice spacing is introduced. The relations to the possibility of mixture of the spin liquid and the Fermi liquid in high-T_c superconductors are discussed.