Analytical approach for the Mott transition in the Kane-Mele-Hubbard model
arXiv:2105.09345 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.104.075120
Abstract
The description of interactions in strongly-correlated topological phases of matter remains a challenge. Here, we develop a stochastic functional approach for interacting topological insulators including both charge and spin channels. We find that the Mott transition of the Kane-Mele-Hubbard model may be described by the variational principle with one equation. We present different views of this equation from the electron Green's function, the free-energy and the Hellmann-Feynman theorem. The band gap remains finite at the transition and the Mott phase is characterized by antiferromagnetism in the plane. The interacting topological phase is described through a number related to helical edge modes. Our results then show that improving stochastic approaches can give further insight on the understanding of interacting phases of matter.
arXiv comment12 pages, 5 figures
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