arXiv:1007.5166 · Physical Review B
Density matrix renormalization group study of optical conductivity in the one-dimensional Mott insulator Sr2CuO3
Shigetoshi Sota, Takami Tohyama
Abstract
Applying newly developed dynamical density matrix renormalization group techniques at zero and finite temperatures to a Hubbard-Holstein model at half filling, we examine the optical conductivity of a typical one-dimensional Mott insulator ${\text{Sr}}_{2}{\text{CuO}}_{3}$. We find a set of parameters in the Hubbard-Holstein model, which can describe optical conductivity for both Mott-gap excitation in the high-energy region and phonon-assisted spin excitation in the low-energy region. We also find that electron-phonon interaction gives additional broadening in the temperature dependence of the Mott-gap excitation.