Flat bands, strange metals, and the Kondo effect
arXiv:2312.10659 · doi:10.1038/s41578-023-00644-z
Abstract
Flat band materials such as the kagome metals or moiré superlattice systems are of intense current interest. Flat bands can result from the electron motion on numerous (special) lattices and usually exhibit topological properties. Their reduced bandwidth proportionally enhances the effect of Coulomb interaction, even when the absolute magnitude of the latter is relatively small. Seemingly unrelated to these cases is the large family of strongly correlated electron systems, which includes the heavy fermion compounds, cuprate and pnictide superconductors. In addition to itinerant electrons from large, strongly overlapping orbitals, they frequently contain electrons from more localized orbitals, which are subject to a large Coulomb interaction. The question then arises as to what commonality in the physical properties and microscopic physics, if any, exists between the two broad categories of materials? A rapidly increasing body of strikingly similar phenomena across the different platforms -- from electronic localization-delocalization transitions to strange metal behavior and unconventional superconductivity -- suggests that similar underlying principles could be at play. Indeed, it has recently been suggested that flat band physics can be understood in terms of Kondo physics. Inversely, the concept of electronic topology from lattice symmetry, which is fundamental in flat band systems, is enriching the field of strongly correlated electron systems where correlation-driven topological phases are increasingly being investigated. Here we elucidate this connection, survey the new opportunities for cross-fertilization in understanding across the platforms, and assess the prospect for new insights that may be gained into both the correlation physics and its intersection with electronic topology.
35 pages, 6 figures, perspective paper
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