519 research outputs found
Local Self-Energy Approach For Electronic Structure Calculations
Using a novel self-consistent implementation of Hedin's GW perturbation
theory we calculate space and energy dependent self-energy for a number of
materials. We find it to be local in real space and rapidly convergent on
second-- to third-- nearest neighbors. Corrections beyond GW are evaluated and
shown to be completely localized within a single unit cell. This can be viewed
as a fully self consistent implementation of the dynamical mean field theory
for electronic structure calculations of real solids using a perturbative
impurity solver.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figure
Electrostatic interface tuning in correlated superconducting heterostructures
An electrostatic field, which is applied to a gated high-temperature
superconducting (HTSC) film, is believed to affect the film similar to charge
doping. Analyzing the pairing in terms of a t-J model, we show that a coupling
to electric dipoles and phonons at the interface of film and dielectric gate
localizes the injected charge and leads to a superconductor-insulator
transition. This results in a dramatic modification of the doping dependent
phase diagram close to and above the optimal doping which is expected to shed
light on recent electric field-effect experiments with HTSC cuprates.Comment: 6 pages, 6 figures, to appear in Physical Review
Linear Response Calculations of Lattice Dynamics in Strongly Correlated Systems
We introduce a new linear response method to study the lattice dynamics of
materials with strong correlations. It is based on a combination of dynamical
mean field theory of strongly correlated electrons and the local density
functional theory of electronic structure of solids. We apply the method to
study the phonon dispersions of a prototype Mott insulator NiO. Our results
show overall much better agreement with experiment than the corresponding local
density predictions.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Interplane charge dynamics in a valence-bond dynamical mean-field theory of cuprate superconductors
We present calculations of the interplane charge dynamics in the normal state
of cuprate superconductors within the valence-bond dynamical mean-field theory.
We show that by varying the hole doping, the c-axis optical conductivity and
resistivity dramatically change character, going from metallic-like at large
doping to insulating-like at low-doping. We establish a clear connection
between the behavior of the c-axis optical and transport properties and the
destruction of coherent quasiparticles as the pseudogap opens in the antinodal
region of the Brillouin zone at low doping. We show that our results are in
good agreement with spectroscopic and optical experiments.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Effective action approach to strongly correlated fermion systems
We construct a new functional for the single particle Green's function, which
is a variant of the standard Baym Kadanoff functional.
The stability of the stationary solutions to the new functional is directly
related to aspects of the irreducible particle hole interaction through the
Bethe Salpeter equation.
A startling aspect of this functional is that it allows a simple and rigorous
derivation of both the standard and extended dynamical mean field (DMFT)
equations as stationary conditions. Though the DMFT equations were formerly
obtained only in the limit of infinite lattice coordination, the new functional
described in the work, presents a way of directly extending DMFT to finite
dimensional systems, both on a lattice and in a continuum. Instabilities of the
stationary solution at the bifurcation point of the functional, signal the
appearance of a zero mode at the Mott transition which then couples t o
physical quantities resulting in divergences at the transition.Comment: 9 page
Critical behavior at Mott-Anderson transition: a TMT-DMFT perspective
We present a detailed analysis of the critical behavior close to the
Mott-Anderson transition. Our findings are based on a combination of numerical
and analytical results obtained within the framework of Typical-Medium Theory
(TMT-DMFT) - the simplest extension of dynamical mean field theory (DMFT)
capable of incorporating Anderson localization effects. By making use of
previous scaling studies of Anderson impurity models close to the
metal-insulator transition, we solve this problem analytically and reveal the
dependence of the critical behavior on the particle-hole symmetry. Our main
result is that, for sufficiently strong disorder, the Mott-Anderson transition
is characterized by a precisely defined two-fluid behavior, in which only a
fraction of the electrons undergo a "site selective" Mott localization; the
rest become Anderson-localized quasiparticles.Comment: 4+ pages, 4 figures, v2: minor changes, accepted for publication in
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Wigner-Mott scaling of transport near the two-dimensional metal-insulator transition
Electron-electron scattering usually dominates the transport in strongly
correlated materials. It typically leads to pronounced resistivity maxima in
the incoherent regime around the coherence temperature , reflecting the
tendency of carriers to undergo Mott localization following the demise of the
Fermi liquid. This behavior is best pronounced in the vicinity of
interaction-driven (Mott-like) metal-insulator transitions, where the
decreases, while the resistivity maximum increases. Here we show
that, in this regime, the entire family of resistivity curves displays a
characteristic scaling behavior while
the and assume a powerlaw dependence on the
quasi-particle effective mass . Remarkably, precisely such trends are
found from an appropriate scaling analysis of experimental data obtained from
diluted two-dimensional electron gases in zero magnetic fields. Our analysis
provides strong evidence that inelastic electron-electron scattering -- and not
disorder effects -- dominates finite temperature transport in these systems,
validating the Wigner-Mott picture of the two-dimensional metal-insulator
transition.Comment: 7 page
Landau Theory of the Finite Temperature Mott Transition
In the context of the dynamical mean-field theory of the Hubbard model, we
identify microscopically an order parameter for the finite temperature Mott
endpoint. We derive a Landau functional of the order parameter. We then use the
order parameter theory to elucidate the singular behavior of various physical
quantities which are experimentally accessible.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Anomalous magnetic properties near Mott transition in Kagom\'e lattice Hubbard model
We investigate the characteristics of the metallic phase near the Mott
transition in the Kagom\'e lattice Hubbard model using the cellular dynamical
mean field theory. By calculating the specific heat and spin correlation
functions, we demonstrate that the quasiparticles show anomalous properties in
the metallic phase close to the Mott transition. We find clear evidence for the
multi-band heavy quasiparticles in the specific heat, which gives rise to
unusual temperature dependence of the spin correlation functions.Comment: 2 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in J. Mag. Mag. Mater.
(Proceedings of the ICM, Kyoto, Japan, August 2006
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