Ground-state properties of the hydrogen chain: insulator-to-metal transition, dimerization, and magnetic phases

Abstract

Accurate and predictive computations of the quantum-mechanical behavior of many interacting electrons in realistic atomic environments are critical for the theoretical design of materials with desired properties, and require solving the grand-challenge problem of the many-electron Schrodinger equation. An infinite chain of equispaced hydrogen atoms is perhaps the simplest realistic model for a bulk material, embodying several central themes of modern condensed matter physics and chemistry, while retaining a connection to the paradigmatic Hubbard model. Here we report a combined application of cutting-edge computational methods to determine the properties of the hydrogen chain in its quantum-mechanical ground state. Varying the separation between the nuclei leads to a rich phase diagram, including a Mott phase with quasi long-range antiferromagnetic order, electron density dimerization with power-law correlations, an insulator-to-metal transition and an intricate set of intertwined magnetic orders.

arXiv comment9 pages, 5 figures, supplemental information included as ancillary file

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