We investigate the dynamical spin and charge correlation functions, $S(\mathrm{Q}, \ensuremath{\omega})$ and $N(\mathrm{Q}, \ensuremath{\omega})$, for the two-dimensional (2D) $t\ensuremath{-}J$ model by using the exact diagonalization technique. Both quantities are compared with the 1D $t\ensuremath{-}J$ model. At high electron density (
n>0.7), a remarkable feature emerges: $S(\mathrm{Q}, \ensuremath{\omega})$ shows a pronounced peak at low energy of order
J which is consistent with
2kF low-energy excitations, whereas low-energy
2kF-backscattering processes are strongly suppressed in the charge-density response. $N(\mathrm{Q}, \ensuremath{\omega})$ consists of a dense and broad continuum, qualitatively different from the 1D charge response, implying strong interactions between charge and spin degrees of freedom.
We investigate the effects of magnetic frustration on spin and charge dynamics in strongly correlated itinerant electron systems by using the exact diagonalization technique. A Hubbard model with adjustable degree of magnetic frustration is constructed. Static and dynamic spin and charge correlation functions show different dependence on the degree of magnetic frustration in the system. With increasing magnetic frustration, the spin and charge correlation function spectra become more sparse, indicating a decreased level of mixing of the spin and charge degrees of freedom or a partial spin-charge separation.
The single-particle spectral functions for the two-dimensional t - J model are investigated in connection with spin and charge dynamics, using the exact diagonalization technique. At low electron density, Fermi liquid behavior is observed. Near half-filling, the spectral functions reveal a two-peak structure which is due to the different dynamics of spin and charge degrees of freedom. This density dependence of the spectral functions indicates a crossover from Fermi liquid behavior at low density to anomalous behavior near the Mott transition where the approximate decoupling of spin and charge excitations occurs.