AIP conference proceedings
Paramagnetic-antiferromagnetic transition in Hubbard model
J. Florencio, K. A. Chao
Abstract
The Gutzwiller’s variational scheme is used to obtained a first order para‐antiferromagnetic transition in a s‐band Hubbard model including the virtual electron hoppings. The AFM ground state in the phase diagram is restricted between the electron densities n1<1 and n2=2−n. It is also bounded from below by a critical value of U/W. The complete AFM ordering appears only for n=1. As n approaches to n1 or n2 along the phase boundary, the AFM ordering gradually disappears. The AFM ordering is essentially due to the virtual electron hoppings. We also found an area in the phase diagram where the para‐ and the AF‐magnetic states coexist. As the temperature is raised, the present theory predicts a transition from the AFM insulating to the PM metallic state with the possibility of having an intermediate PM insulating state.