Hole dynamics and photoemission in a model for

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Abstract

The motion of a single hole in a (Formula presented) model for the two-dimensional spin-gap compound (Formula presented) is investigated. The undoped Heisenberg model for this system has an exact dimer eigenstate and shows a phase transition between a dimerized and a Néel phase at a certain ratio of the magnetic couplings. We calculate the photoemission spectrum in the disordered phase using a generalized spin-polaron picture. By varying the interdimer hopping parameters we find a crossover between a narrow quasiparticle band regime known from other strongly correlated systems and free-fermion behavior. The hole motion in the Néel-ordered phase is also briefly considered.

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11309-11312
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume61
Issue number17
Publication statusPublished - 2000
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes