Non-convergent perturbation theory and misleading inferences about parameter relationships: The case of superexchange |
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Authors: | Demetra Psiachos |
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Affiliation: | Crete Center for Quantum Complexity and Nanotechnology, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion 71003, Greece |
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Abstract: | We discuss the well-known three-centre cation–anion–cation model for superexchange in insulating transition-metal compounds using limiting expansions for the Anderson–Hubbard model. We find that due to the interfering energy scales in the model, a limiting expression for the superexchange J for the idealized Mott–Hubbard (M–H) case t?U?Δ cannot be formally defined. We further show that the decomposition of the superexchange into range-dependent components is formally invalid. The well-known t4 superexchange expression, obtained from path-dependent series expansions, is not unique to these systems as it can also be obtained with many other different expansions, in which either the d–p energy difference Δ or the d-electron correlation U can actually be small. Particularly for milder relationships between the parameters, i.e. t?U?Δ, the reverse from the usual form of the series expansions can yield better agreement with the exact results. This implies that the fitting of experimental data to the simple expressions derived from path-dependent series expansions can lead to qualitatively incorrect relationships between the parameters, fictitiously within the M–H regime. |
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Keywords: | Series expansions Mott&ndash Hubbard insulators Effective Hamiltonians |
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