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One-dimensional Hubbard-Holstein model with finite range electron-phonon coupling

arXiv:1811.07811 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.99.075108

Abstract

The Hubbard-Holstein model describes fermions on a discrete lattice, with on-site repulsion between fermions and a coupling to phonons that are localized on sites. Generally, at half-filling, increasing the coupling to the phonons drives the system towards a Peierls charge density wave state whereas increasing the electron-electron interaction drives the fermions into a Mott antiferromagnet. At low and , or when doped, the system is metallic. In one-dimension, using quantum Monte Carlo simulations, we study the case where fermions have a long range coupling to phonons, with characteristic range , interpolating between the Holstein and Fröhlich limits. Without electron-electron interaction, the fermions adopt a Peierls state when the coupling to the phonons is strong enough. This state is destabilized by a small coupling range , and leads to a collapse of the fermions, and, consequently, phase separation. Increasing interaction will drive any of these three phases (metallic, Peierls, phase separation) into a Mott insulator phase. The phase separation region is once again present in the case, even for small values of the coupling range.

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