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Properties of the non-linear Holstein polaron at finite doping and temperature
- Source :
- Phys. Rev. B 92, 064301 (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- We use determinant quantum Monte Carlo to study the single particle properties of quasiparticles and phonons in a variant of the two-dimensional Holstein model that includes an additional non-linear electron-phonon (e-ph) interaction. We find that a small positive non-linear interaction reduces the effective coupling between the electrons and the lattice, suppresses charge-density wave (CDW) correlations, and hardens the effective phonon frequency. Conversely, a small negative non-linear interaction can enhance the e-ph coupling resulting in heavier quasiparticles, an increased tendency towards a CDW phase at all fillings, and a softened phonon frequency. An effective linear model with a renormalized interaction strength and phonon frequency can qualitatively capture this physics; however, the quantitative effects of the non-linearity on both the electronic and phononic degrees of freedom cannot be captured by such a model. These results are significant for typical non-linear coupling strengths found in real materials, indicating that non-linearity can have a significant influence on the physics of many e-ph coupled systems.<br />Comment: We have 12 pages and 13 figures
Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Phys. Rev. B 92, 064301 (2015)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1506.05010
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.064301