arXiv:1506.03200 · Physical Review E

Thermodynamics of weakly coupled Falicov-Kimball chains from renormalization-group theory

J. Szṅajd

Published Jun 8, 2015• 0 citations

Abstract

The linear perturbation renormalization group is used to study spinless two-band fermion chains at half-filling. The model consists of two species of spinless fermions, namely localized f and extended p, and it takes into account the following: the kinetic energy of fermions p, the on-site Coulomb repulsion V between p and f fermions, chemical potentials μ(p) and μ(f) adjusted in such a way that the average of the site occupation 〈n(f)(i)〉+〈n(p)(i)〉=1, and a weak interchain hopping t(x). The average occupation number, the specific heat, and the correlation functions are studied as functions of temperature. For a single chain the occupation number is a smooth function of T and the specific heat displays two maxima. The weak interchain hopping triggers a discontinuity in the occupation number of fermions as a function of temperature. A long-standing controversy on whether the Falicov-Kimball model can describe a discontinuous transition of n(f) is also addressed.

DOI: 10.1103/physreve.91.062111

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