Spin freezing transition and non-Fermi-liquid self-energy in a three-orbital model
A single-site dynamical mean-field study of a three band model with the rotationally invariant interactions appropriate to the t_(2g) levels of a transition metal oxide reveals a quantum phase transition between a paramagnetic metallic phase and an incoherent metallic phase with frozen moments. The...
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Published in | Physical review letters Vol. 101; no. 16; p. 166405 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
17.10.2008
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Summary: | A single-site dynamical mean-field study of a three band model with the rotationally invariant interactions appropriate to the t_(2g) levels of a transition metal oxide reveals a quantum phase transition between a paramagnetic metallic phase and an incoherent metallic phase with frozen moments. The Mott transitions occurring at electron densities n=2, 3 per site take place inside the frozen moment phase. The critical line separating the two phases is characterized by a self-energy with the frequency dependence Sigma(omega) approximately sqrt[omega] and a broad quantum critical regime. The findings are discussed in the context of the power law observed in the optical conductivity of SrRuO3. |
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ISSN: | 0031-9007 |
DOI: | 10.1103/physrevlett.101.166405 |