Mottness on a triangular lattice

Abstract

We study the physics on the paramagnetic side of the phase diagram of the cobaltates, $N{a}_{x}Co{O}_2$, with an implementation of cellular dynamical mean field theory (CDMFT) with the non-crossing approximation (NCA) for the one-band Hubbard model on a triangular lattice. At low doping we find that the low energy physics is dominated by a quasi-dispersionless band. At half-filling, we find a metal-insulator transition at $U_c=5.6\pm 0.15t$ which depends weakly on the cluster size. The onset of the metallic state occurs through the growth of a coherence peak at the chemical potential. Away from half filling, in the electron-doped regime, the system is metallic with a large, continuous Fermi surface as seen experimentally. Upon hole doping, a quasi non-dispersing band emerges at the top of the lower Hubbard band and controls the low-energy physics. This band is a clear signature of non-Fermi liquid behavior and cannot be captured by any weakly coupled approach. This quasi non-dispersive band, which persists in a certain range of dopings, has been observed experimentally. We also investigate the pseudogap phenomenon in the context of a triangular lattice and we propose a new framework for discussing the pseudogap phenomena in general. This framework involves a momentum-dependent characterization of the low-energy physics and links the appearance of the pseudogap to a reconstruction of the Fermi surface without invoking any long range order or symmetry breaking. Within this framework we predict the existence of a pseudogap for the two dimensional Hubbard model on a triangular lattice in the weakly hole-doped regime.

14 pages, 21 figures

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