Mott transitions of three-component fermionic atoms with repulsive interaction in optical lattices
Kensuke Inaba, Shin-ya Miyatake, Sei-ichiro Suga
We investigate the Mott transitions of three-component (colors) repulsive fermionic atoms in optical lattices using the dynamical mean-field theory. We find that for SU(3) symmetry-breaking interactions, the Mott transition occurs at incommensurate half filling. As a result, a characteristic Mott insulating state appears, where paired atoms with two different colors and atoms with the third color are localized, and either of these states is randomly distributed in each site. We also find another Mott state, where atoms with two different colors are randomly localized at different sites, and atoms with the third color remain itinerant. We demonstrate that double occupancy measurements show characteristics of these exotic Mott phases.
arXiv:1006.1685•Physical Review A•Nov 4, 2010•26 citations