Analytical expression for $\pi$-ton vertex contributions to the optical conductivity

Abstract

Vertex corrections from the transversal particle-hole channel, so-called $\pi$-tons, are generic in models for strongly correlated electron systems and can lead to a displaced Drude peak (DDP). Here, we derive the analytical expression for these $\pi$-tons, and how they affect the optical conductivity as a function of correlation length $\xi$, fermion lifetime $\tau$, temperature $T$, and coupling strength to spin or charge fluctuations $g$. In particular, for $T\to T_c$, the critical temperature for antiferromagnetic or charge ordering, the dc vertex correction is algebraic ${\sigma }_{VERT}^{dc}\propto \xi \sim (T-T_c{)}^{-\nu }$ in one dimension and logarithmic ${\sigma }_{VERT}^{dc}\propto \ln \xi \sim \nu \ln (T-T_c)$ in two dimensions. Here, $\nu$ is the critical exponent for the correlation length. If we have the exponential scaling $\xi \sim e^{1/T}$ of an ideal two-dimensional system, the DDP becomes more pronounced with increasing $T$ but fades away at low temperatures where only a broadening of the Drude peak remains, as it is observed experimentally, with the dc resistivity exhibiting a linear $T$ dependence at low temperatures. Further, we find the maximum of the DPP to be given by the inverse lifetime: ${\omega }_{DDP}\sim 1/\tau$. These characteristic dependencies can guide experiments to evidence $\pi$-tons in actual materials.

arXiv comment27 pages, 7 figures

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