Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2008-07-29
Phys. Rev. B 78, 193103 (2008)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
4 pages, 2 figures, completely revised version
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.78.193103
Motivated by the possibility of pressure-induced exciton condensation in intermediate-valence Tm[Se,Te] compounds we study the Falicov-Kimball model extended by a finite f-hole valence bandwidth. Calculating the Frenkel-type exciton propagator we obtain excitonic bound states above a characteristic value of the local interband Coulomb attraction. Depending on the system parameters coherence between c- and f-states may be established at low temperatures, leading to an excitonic insulator phase. We find strong evidence that the excitonic insulator typifies either a BCS condensate of electron-hole pairs (weak-coupling regime) or a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) of preformed excitons (strong-coupling regime), which points towards a BCS-BEC transition scenario as Coulomb correlations increase.
Bronold Franz Xaver
Burovski Evgeni
Fehske Holger
Ihle Dieter
Pfafferott M.
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