We study the extended Hubbard model on a two-dimensional half-filled square lattice using the dynamical cluster approximation. We present results on the phase boundaries between the paramagnetic metallic (normal) state and the insulating antiferromagnetic state, as well as between the antiferromagnetic and charge-order states. We find hysteresis along the antiferromagnet/charge order and normal/charge-order phase boundaries (at larger values of the on-site interaction), indicating first-order phase transitions. We show that nearest-neighbor interactions lower the critical temperature for the antiferromagnetic phase. We also present results for the effect of nearest-neighbor interactions on the antiferromagnetic phase boundary and for the evolution of spectral functions and energetics across the phase transitions.
We study the extended Hubbard model on a two-dimensional half-filled square lattice using the dynamical cluster approximation. We present results on the phase boundaries between the paramagnetic metallic (normal) state and the insulating antiferromagnetic state, as well as between the antiferromagnetic and charge-order states. We find hysteresis along the antiferromagnet/charge order and normal/charge-order phase boundaries (at larger values of the on-site interaction), indicating first-order phase transitions. We show that nearest-neighbor interactions lower the critical temperature for the antiferromagnetic phase. We also present results for the effect of nearest-neighbor interactions on the antiferromagnetic phase boundary and for the evolution of spectral functions and energetics across the phase transitions.
We study the extended Hubbard model away from half filling on a two-dimensional square lattice using cluster dynamical mean field theory on clusters of size 8. We show that the model exhibits metallic, compressible charge-ordered, and insulating charge-ordered phases. We determine the location of the charge-ordering phase transition line at finite temperature and the properties of the phases as a function of doping, temperature, local interaction, and nearest-neighbor interaction. An analysis of the energetics of the charge-order transition shows that the charge-ordering transition mainly results in a rearrangement of local and nonlocal potential energy. We show the doping evolution of the spectral function from the isotropic metal via a charge-ordered metal to a charge-ordered insulator with a big gap, and study finite-size effects of the approximation.
We study the half-filled extended Hubbard model on a two-dimensional square lattice using cluster dynamical mean-field theory on clusters of size 8--20. We show that the model exhibits metallic, Mott-insulating, and charge-ordered phases, and determine the location of the charge-ordering phase-transition line and the properties of the phases as a function of temperature, local interaction, and nearest-neighbor interaction. We find strong nonlocal correlations outside the charge-ordered phase and a pronounced screening effect in the vicinity of the phase transition, where nonlocal interactions push the system towards metallic behavior. In contrast, correlations in the charge-ordered phase are mostly local to the unit cell. Finally, we demonstrate how strong nonlocal electron-electron interactions can increase electron mobility by turning a charge-ordered insulator into a metal. We analyze finite-size effects and the convergence of our data to the thermodynamic limit. Control of all sources of errors allows us to assess the regime of applicability of simpler approximation schemes for systems with nonlocal interactions.
Abstract Using a mean-field theory based upon Hartree—Fock approximation, we theoretically investigate the competition between the metallic conductivity, spin order and charge order phases in a two-dimensional half-filled extended Hubbard model on anisotropic triangular lattice. Bond order, double occupancy, spin and charge structure factor are calculated, and the phase diagram of the extended Hubbard model is presented. It is found that the interplay of strong interaction and geometric frustration leads to exotic phases, the charge fluctuation is enhanced and three kinds of charge orders appear with the introduction of the nearest-neighbor interaction. Moreover, for different frustrations, it is also found that the antiferromagnetic insulating phase and nonmagnetic insulating phase are rapidly suppressed, and eventually disappeared as the ratio between the nearest-neighbor interaction and on-site interaction increases. This indicates that spin order is also sensitive to the nearest-neighbor interaction. Finally, the single-site entanglement is calculated and it is found that a clear discontinuous of the single-site entanglement appears at the critical points of the phase transition.
We perform a detailed study of the phase transitions and mechanisms of electron localization in the extended Hubbard model using the dynamical cluster approximation on a $2\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}2$ cluster. We explore the interplay of charge order and Mott physics. We find that a nearest-neighbor Coulomb interaction V causes ``screening'' effects close to the Mott phase transition, pushing the phase boundary to larger values of U. We also demonstrate the different effects of V on correlations in metallic and insulating regimes, and document the different correlation aspects of charge order and Mott states.
Abstract Using the strong coupling diagram technique, we investigate the extended Hubbard model on a two-dimensional square lattice. This approach allows for charge and spin fluctuations and a short-range antiferromagnetic order at nonzero temperatures. The model features the first-order phase transition to states with alternating site occupations (SAO) at the intersite repulsion v = v c . In this work, we show that doping decreases v c . For a nonzero next-nearest neighbor hopping t ′ , less mobile carriers produce a stronger fall in v c . For half-filling and t ′ = 0 , we consider phase diagrams for a fixed temperature T, on-site U, and intersite repulsions. The diagrams contain regions of SAO, Mott insulator, and several metallic states distinguished by their densities of states. Two of them are characterized by a dip and a peak at the Fermi level. The dip originates from the Slater mechanism for itinerant electrons, while the peak to bound states of electrons with localized magnetic moments. The existence of these two metallic regions in the phase diagram is a manifestation of the Pomeranchuk effect. The boundary between these regions reveals itself as a kink in the curve v c (T) and as a maximum in the T dependence of the double occupancy D. Our calculated D for different values of v, U, and T are in semiquantitative agreement with Monte Carlo results.
Abstract We consider the extended Hubbard model on a two-dimensional square lattice at half-filling. The model is investigated using the strong coupling diagram technique. We sum infinite series of ladder diagrams allowing for full-scale charge and spin fluctuations and the actual short-range antiferromagnetic order for nonzero temperatures. In agreement with earlier results, we find the first-order phase transition in the charge subsystem occurring at v = v c ≳ U/4 with v and U the intersite and on-site Coulomb repulsion constants. The transition reveals itself in an abrupt sign change of a sharp maximum in the zero-frequency charge susceptibility at the corner of the Brillouin. States arising at the transition have alternating deviations of electron occupations from the mean value on neighboring sites. Due to fluctuations, these alternating occupation deviations have short-range order. For the considered parameters, such behavior is found for U ≲ 5t with t the hopping constant. For the insulating case U ≳ 6t, in which the transition is not observed, we find a continuous growth of the Mott gap with v. The evolution of the electron density of states with increasing v is also considered.