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Interaction induced dimerization in zigzag single wall carbon nanotubes

Carr, S.T., Gogolin, A.O., Nersesyan, A.A. (2007) Interaction induced dimerization in zigzag single wall carbon nanotubes. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 76 (24). pp. 245121-245130. ISSN 1098-0121. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.76.245121) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:49631)

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Abstract

We derive a low-energy effective model of metallic zigzag carbon nanotubes at half filling. We show that there are three important features characterizing the low-energy properties of these systems: the long-range Coulomb interaction, umklapp scattering, and an explicit dimerization generated by interactions. The ratio of the dimerization induced gap and the Mott gap induced by the umklapp interactions is dependent on the radius of the nanotube and can drive the system upon increasing dimerization strength from a Haldane spin-liquid phase through a quantum phase transition with SU (2)1 quantum symmetry to a dimerized phase. We consider the physical properties of the phases on either side of this transition, which should be relevant for realistic nanotubes.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.245121
Uncontrolled keywords: Physics of Quantum Materials
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics > QC173.45 Condensed Matter
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: Sam Carr
Date Deposited: 22 Jul 2015 08:39 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:20 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/49631 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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