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arXiv:0811.3765

Reiter's polaron wavefunction applied to a $t_{2g}$ orbital t-J model

Krzysztof Wohlfeld, Andrzej M. Oleś, Maria Daghofer, Peter Horsch

Published Nov 24, 2008• 0 citations
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Abstract

Using the self-consistent Born approximation we calculate Reiter's wavefunction for a single hole introduced into the undoped and orbitally ordered ground state of the t-J model with $t_{2g}$ orbital degrees of freedom. While the number of excitations is similar to the spin t-J model for a given J/t, a distinct structure of the calculated wavefunction and its momentum dependence is identified suggesting the formation of a novel type of mobile polarons.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.0811.3765

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Reiter's polaron wavefunction applied to a t2gt_{2g}t2g​ orbital t-J model
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