Ab initio calculation of low-energy collective charge-density excitations in MgB2

Abstract

We present {\it ab-initio} time-dependent density-functional theory calculation results for low-energy collective electron excitations in ${\text{MgB}}_2$. The existence of a long-lived collective excitation corresponding to coherent charge density fluctuations between the boron $\sigma$- and $\pi$- bands ($\sigma \pi$ mode) is demonstrated. This mode has a sine-like oscillating dispersion for energies below 0.5 eV. At even lower energy we find another collective mode ($\sigma \sigma$ mode). We show the strong impact of local-field effects on dielectric functions in MgB${}_2$. These effects account for the long q-range behavior of the modes. We discuss the physics that these collective excitations bring to the energy region typical for lattice vibrations.

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