Mott-Hubbard transition and antiferromagnetism on the honeycomb lattice |
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Authors: | L M Martelo M Dzierzawa L Siffert D Baeriswyl |
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Institution: | 126. Institut de Physique Théorique, Université de Fribourg, Pérolles, CH-1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Abstract: | The Hubbard model is investigated for a halffilled honeycomb lattice, using a variational method. Two trial wave functions are introduced, the Gutzwiller wave function, well suited for describing the “metallic” phase at small U and a complementary wave function for the insulating regime at large values of U. The comparison of the two variational ground states at the mean-field level yields a Mott transition at U c /t ≈ 5:3. In addition, a variational Monte Carlo calculation is performed in order to locate the instability of the “metallic” wave function with respect to antiferromagnetism. The critical value U m/t ≈ 3:7 obtained in this way is considered to be a lower bound for the true critical point for antiferromagnetism, whereas there are good arguments that the mean-field value U c/t ≈ 5:3 represents an upper bound for the Mott transition. Therefore the “metal”- insulator transition for the honeycomb lattice may indeed be simultaneously driven by the antiferromagnetic instability and the Mott phenomenon. |
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