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Physical review. B, Condensed matter

Charge-spin separation and the ground-state wave function of the one-dimensional t-J model

Tao Xiang, N. d’Ambrumenil

Published Apr 1, 1992• 16 citations
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Abstract

A simple picture for decoupling the charge and spin degrees of freedom is proposed and used to discuss the properties of the ground-state wave function of the one-dimensional t-J model. In the limit of J/t\ensuremath{\ll}1 or \ensuremath{\delta}\ensuremath{\ll}1 we show that the ground state of the t-J model is well approximated by a wave function where the charge and spin degrees of freedom are separated: the spin degree of freedom is described by a ``squeezed'' Heisenberg model, where all the vacant sites are omitted and the charge degrees of freedom are described by a spinless-fermion Hamiltonian with nearest-neighbor attractive interactions.

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10.1103/physrevb.45.8150

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A simple picture for decoupling the charge and spin degrees of freedom is proposed and used to discuss the properties of the ground-state wave function of the one-dimensional t-J model. In the limit of J/t\ensuremath{\ll}1 or \ensuremath{\delta}\ensuremath{\ll}1 we show that the ground state of the t-J model is well approximated by a wave function where the charge and spin degrees of freedom are separated: the spin degree of freedom is described by a ``squeezed'' Heisenberg model, where all the vacant sites are omitted and the charge degrees of freedom are described by a spinless-fermion Hamiltonian with nearest-neighbor attractive interactions.
A simple picture for decoupling the charge and spin degrees of freedom is proposed and used to discuss the properties of the ground-state wave function of the one-dimensional t-J model. In the limit of J/t << 1 or delta << 1 we show that the ground state of the t-J model is well approximated by a wave function where the charge and spin degrees of freedom are separated: the spin degree of freedom is described by a "squeezed" Heisenberg model, where all the vacant sites are omitted and the charge degrees of freedom are described by a spinless-fermion Hamiltonian with nearest-neighbor attractive interactions.
A fermion-spin transformation is used to implement the charge-spin separation, and is developed to study the low-dimensional t-J model. In this approach, the charge and spin degrees of freedom of the physical electron are separated, and the charge degree of freedom is represented by a spinless fermion while the spin degree of freedom is representd by a hard-core boson. The on-site local constraint for single occupancy is satisfied even in the mean-field approximation and the sum rule for the physical electron is obeyed. This approach can be applied to both one and two-dimensional systems. In the one-dimensional case, the spinon as well as the physical electron behave like Luttinger liquids. We have obtained a gapless charge and spin excitation spectrum, a good ground state energy, and a reasonable electron-momentum distribution within the mean-field approximation. The correct exponents of the correlation functions and momentum distribution are also obtained if the squeezing effect and rearrangement of the spin configurations are taken into account. In the two-dimensional case, within the mean-field approximation the magnetized flux state with a gap in the spinon spectrum has the lowest energy at half filling. The antiferromagnetic long-range order is destroyed by hole doping of the order \ensuremath{\sim}10-15 % for t/J=3-5 and a disordered flux state with gapless spinon spectrum becomes stable. The calculated specific heat is roughly consistent with observed results on copper oxide superconductors. The possible phase separation is also discussed at the mean-field level.
We have calculated the high temperature expansion for the density correlation function N(q) of the two-dimensional t-J model. On extrapolation by Pad\'e approximants to low temperatures we find that N(q) has 2kFSF{\mathbf{k}}_{\mathit{F}}^{\mathrm{SF}}kFSF​ as a characteristic wave vector. Previous studies have shown that nk{\mathit{n}}_{\mathbf{k}}nk​ has a steplike feature at kF{\mathbf{k}}_{\mathit{F}}kF​ and S(q) has 2kF{\mathbf{k}}_{\mathit{F}}kF​ as a characteristic wave vector. Here kF{\mathit{k}}_{\mathit{F}}kF​ and kFSF{\mathit{k}}_{\mathit{F}}^{\mathrm{SF}}kFSF​ are the Fermi wave vectors of the nearest-neighbor square lattice tight-binding and spinless fermion models, respectively. By comparison to known results for one dimension this suggests spin-charge separation in the two-dimensional t-J model.
A one-dimensional electron has both spin and charge degrees of freedom. In the limit of strong on-site repulsion, double occupation of a site can be neglected since it has a large energy cost. If the number N e of electrons is less than the number N of lattice sites, vacant sites appear and the system acquires both spin and charge degrees of freedom. The simplest model to incorporate these degrees of freedom is called the t – J model, which is discussed in this chapter. We begin by reviewing the SU(2,1) supersymmetry (SUSY) as an extension of the SU(2) symmetry in the spin chain. With the supersymmetry, the hopping and exchange in the t – J model can be treated in a unified way as the graded permutation. Then the ground state of the SUSY t – J model is derived in Section 6.2 by the coordinate representation of wave functions by using the fully polarized state as the reference. The static structure factor at zero temperature is completely determined by the wave function at the ground state. The spin and charge components are derived using the determinant and its generalizations in Section 6.3. In Section 6.4, we proceed to derive the spectrum of the SUSY t – J model. The elementary excitations consist of spinons, holons, and their antiparticles. It is proved in Section 6.5 that these excitations span the complete set. The argument relies on a generalization of Young diagrams, which are called ribbon diagrams. At the same time, the degeneracy of energy levels beyond the global SU(2) symmetry is ascribed to the presence of a Yangian supersymmetry Y ( sl 2|1 ).
In this paper we reexamine the problem of the separation of spin and charge degrees of freedom in two-dimensional strongly correlated systems. We establish a set of sufficient conditions for the occurrence of spin and charge separation. Specifically, we discuss this issue in the context of the Heisenberg model for spin-1/2 on a square lattice with nearest (J1{\mathit{J}}_{1}J1​) and next-nearest (J2{\mathit{J}}_{2}J2​) neighbor antiferromagnetic couplings. Our formulation makes explicit the existence of a local SU(2) gauge symmetry once the spin-1/2 operators are replaced by bound states of spinons. The mean-field theory for the spinons is solved numerically as a function of the ratio J2{\mathit{J}}_{2}J2​/J1{\mathit{J}}_{1}J1​ for the so-called s-RVB ansatz (s-RVB stands for short range resonating valence bond). A second-order phase transition exists in a flux state for J2{\mathit{J}}_{2}J2​/J1{\mathit{J}}_{1}J1​ larger than the critical value (J2/{\mathit{J}}_{2/}J2/​J1{\mathit{J}}_{1}J1​)cr{)}_{\mathrm{cr}})cr​ identify the range 0J2{\mathit{J}}_{2}J2​/J1{\mathit{J}}_{1}J1​(J2{\mathit{J}}_{2}J2​/J1{\mathit{J}}_{1}J1​)cr{)}_{\mathrm{cr}})cr​ as the s-RVB phase. It is characterized by the existence of a finite gap to the elementary excitations (spinons) and the breakdown of all the continuous gauge symmetries. An effective continuum theory for the spinons and the gauge degrees of freedom is constructed just below the onset of the flux phase. We argue that this effective theory is consistent with the deconfinement of the spinons carrying the fundamental charge of the gauge group. We contrast this result with the study of the one-dimensional quantum antiferromagnet within the same approach. We show that in the one-dimensional model, the spinons of the gauge picture are always confined and thus cannot be identified with the gapless spin-1/2 excitations of the quantum antiferromagnet Heisenberg model.
We propose a new fermion-spin transformation to implement the charge-spin separation in the large U Hubbard, or the equivalent t-J model. The charge degree of freedom is represented by a spinless fermion while the spin degree of freedom is represented by a hard-core boson. The local constraint for single occupancy is exactly satisfied. Very good agreement with exact solution is obtained for one-dimensional case in the mean field approximation, regarding the total energy, gapless spinon and holon spectra, and the momentum distribution of physical electrons. The same approximation yields good doping dependence of the staggered magnetization in the two-dimensional case.