216 research outputs found
Electron-Phonon Driven Spin Frustration in Multi-Band Hubbard Models: MX Chains and Oxide Superconductors
We discuss the consequences of both electron-phonon and electron-electron
couplings in 1D and 2D multi-band (Peierls-Hubbard) models. After briefly
discussing various analytic limits, we focus on (Hartree-Fock and exact)
numerical studies in the intermediate regime for both couplings, where unusual
spin-Peierls as well as long-period, frustrated ground states are found. Doping
into such phases or near the phase boundaries can lead to further interesting
phenomena such as separation of spin and charge, a dopant-induced phase
transition of the global (parent) phase, or real-space (``bipolaronic'')
pairing. We discuss possible experimentally observable consequences of this
rich phase diagram for halogen-bridged, transition metal, linear chain
complexes (MX chains) in 1D and the oxide superconductors in 2D.Comment: 6 pages, four postscript figures (appended), in regular Te
Photoinduced charge separation in Q1D heterojunction materials: Evidence for electron-hole pair separation in mixed-halide solids
Resonance Raman experiments on doped and photoexcited single crystals of
mixed-halide complexes (=Pt; =Cl,Br) clearly indicate charge
separation: electron polarons preferentially locate on PtBr segments while hole
polarons are trapped within PtCl segments. This polaron selectivity,
potentially very useful for device applications, is demonstrated theoretically
using a discrete, 3/4-filled, two-band, tight-binding, extended Peierls-Hubbard
model. Strong hybridization of the PtCl and PtBr electronic bands is the
driving force for separation.Comment: n LaTeX, figures available by mail from JTG ([email protected]
Superconductivity and spin-glass like behavior in system with Pd sheet sandwiched between graphene sheets
Pd-metal graphite (Pd-MG) has a layered structure, where each Pd sheet is
sandwiched between adjacent graphene sheets. DC magnetization and AC magnetic
susceptibility of Pd-MG have been measured using a SQUID magnetometer. Pd-MG
undergoes a superconducting transition at ( K). The
superconductivity occurs in Pd sheets. The relaxation of (aging),
which is common to spin glass systems, is also observed below . The
relaxation rate shows a peak at a characteristic time , which is
longer than a wait time . The irreversibility between and
occurs well above . The susceptibility obeys a
Curie-Weiss behavior with a negative Curie-Weiss temperature ( K). The growth of antiferromagnetic order is limited by the
disordered nature of nanographites, forming spin glass-like behavior at low
temperatures in graphene sheets.Comment: 21 pages, 15 figures; submitted to J. Phys.: Condensed Matte
Effects of the Lattice Discreteness on a Soliton in the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger Model
In this paper we analytically study the effects of the lattice discreteness
on the electron band in the SSH model. We propose a modified version of the TLM
model which is derived from the SSH model using a continuum approximation. When
a soliton is induced in the electron-lattice system, the electron scattering
states both at the bottom of the valence band and the top of the conduction
band are attracted to the soliton. This attractive force induces weakly
localized electronic states at the band edges. Using the modified version of
the TLM model, we have succeeded in obtaining analytical solutions of the
weakly localized states and the extended states near the bottom of the valence
band and the top of the conduction band. This band structure does not modify
the order parameters. Our result coincides well with numerical simulation
works.Comment: to be appear in J.Phys.Soc.Jpn. Figures should be requested to the
author. They will be sent by the conventional airmai
Fractional Statistics in Three Dimensions: Compact Maxwell-Higgs System
We show that a (3+1)-dimensional system composed of an open magnetic vortex
and an electrical point charge exhibits the phenomenon of Fermi-Bose
transmutation. In order to provide the physical realization of this system we
focus on the lattice compact scalar electrodynamics whose topological
excitations are open Nielsen-Olesen strings with magnetic monopoles attached at
their ends.Comment: 8 page
Floating of Extended States and Localization Transition in a Weak Magnetic Field
We report results of a numerical study of non-interacting electrons moving in
a random potential in two dimensions in the presence of a weak perpendicular
magnetic field. We study the topological properties of the electronic
eigenstates within a tight binding model. We find that in the weak magnetic
field or strong randomness limit, extended states float up in energy. Further,
the localization length is found to diverge at the insulator phase boundary
with the same exponent as that of the isolated lowest Landau band (high
magnetic field limit).Comment: RevTex, 4 pages, 3 figures available upon reques
Pressure Tuning of the Charge Density Wave in the Halogen-Bridged Transition-Metal (MX) Solid
We report the pressure dependence up to 95 kbar of Raman active stretching
modes in the quasi-one-dimensional MX chain solid . The data
indicate that a predicted pressure-induced insulator-to-metal transition does
not occur, but are consistent with the solid undergoing either a
three-dimensional structural distortion, or a transition from a charge-density
wave to another broken-symmetry ground state. We show that such a transition
cacan be well-modeled within a Peierls-Hubbard Hamiltonian. 1993 PACS:
71.30.+h, 71.45.Lr, 75.30.Fv, 78.30.-j, 81.40.VwComment: 4 pages, ReVTeX 3.0, figures available from the authors on request
(Gary Kanner, [email protected]), to be published in Phys Rev B Rapid
Commun, REVISION: minor typos corrected, LA-UR-94-246
Multifractality of the quantum Hall wave functions in higher Landau levels
To probe the universality class of the quantum Hall system at the
metal-insulator critical point, the multifractality of the wave function
is studied for higher Landau levels, , for various range of
random potential. We have found that, while the multifractal spectrum
(and consequently the fractal dimension) does vary with , the
parabolic form for indicative of a log-normal distribution of
persists in higher Landau levels. If we relate the multifractality with
the scaling of localization via the conformal theory, an asymptotic recovery of
the single-parameter scaling with increasing is seen, in agreement
with Huckestein's irrelevant scaling field argument.Comment: 10 pages, revtex, 5 figures available on request from
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Simulation of the Zero Temperature Behavior of a 3-Dimensional Elastic Medium
We have performed numerical simulation of a 3-dimensional elastic medium,
with scalar displacements, subject to quenched disorder. We applied an
efficient combinatorial optimization algorithm to generate exact ground states
for an interface representation. Our results indicate that this Bragg glass is
characterized by power law divergences in the structure factor . We have found numerically consistent values of the coefficient for
two lattice discretizations of the medium, supporting universality for in
the isotropic systems considered here. We also examine the response of the
ground state to the change in boundary conditions that corresponds to
introducing a single dislocation loop encircling the system. Our results
indicate that the domain walls formed by this change are highly convoluted,
with a fractal dimension . We also discuss the implications of the
domain wall energetics for the stability of the Bragg glass phase. As in other
disordered systems, perturbations of relative strength introduce a new
length scale beyond which the perturbed ground
state becomes uncorrelated with the reference (unperturbed) ground state. We
have performed scaling analysis of the response of the ground state to the
perturbations and obtain . This value is consistent with the
scaling relation , where characterizes the
scaling of the energy fluctuations of low energy excitations.Comment: 20 pages, 13 figure
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