Dynamical singlets and correlation-assisted Peierls transition in VO2

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2004-09-30

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0410005v1

Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 026404 (2005)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

5 pages

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.026404

A theory of the metal-insulator transition in vanadium dioxide from the high-temperature rutile to the low- temperature monoclinic phase is proposed on the basis of cluster dynamical mean field theory, in conjunction with the density functional scheme. The interplay of strong electronic Coulomb interactions and structural distortions, in particular the dimerization of vanadium atoms in the low temperature phase, plays a crucial role. We find that VO2 is not a conventional Mott insulator, but that the formation of dynamical V-V singlet pairs due to strong Coulomb correlations is necessary to trigger the opening of a Peierls gap.

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