arXiv:2105.09414 · Physical review. B./Physical review. B
Dynamical cluster approximation study of electron localization in the extended Hubbard model
Hanna Terletska, Sergei Iskakov, Thomas Maier, Emanuel Gull
Abstract
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.