Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
On the Metal-Insulator Transition in a Two-Dimensional Hubbard Model
Hisashi Kondo, Tôru Moriya
Abstract
Antiferromagnetic and metal to insulator transitions in the ground state of a two dimensional half-filled Hubbard model with the nearest neighbor and the second nearest neighbor transfers (- t and t ′ , respectively) are studied by using the Hartree-Fock approximation. The results indicate that the phase diagram depends on the band structure or t ′ / t ratio; a discontinuous transition between the paramagnetic metallic (PM) and the antiferromagnetic insulator (AI) phases takes place for t ′ / t =0.2, while continuous transitions from PM to AM (antiferromagnetic metal) and then to AI phases take place for t ′ / t =0.5. The results are compared with those of the Gutzwiller approximation and discussed in the light of the other existing theories. The general importance of considering antiferromagnetism in this problem is emphasized.