Physics – Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2000-03-14
Physics
Condensed Matter
7 pages, 6 figures, revtex. Contains some minor revisions from previous version
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.62.5525
Calculations of Raman scattering intensities in spin 1/2 square-lattice Heisenberg model, using the Fleury-Loudon-Elliott theory, have so far been unable to describe the broad line shape and asymmetry of the two magnon peak found experimentally in the cuprate materials. Even more notably, the polarization selection rules are violated with respect to the Fleury-Loudon-Elliott theory. There is comparable scattering in $B_{1g}$ and $A_{1g}$ geometries, whereas the theory would predict scattering in only $B_{1g}$ geometry. We review various suggestions for this discrepency and suggest that at least part of the problem can be addressed by modifying the effective Raman Hamiltonian, allowing for two-magnon states with arbitrary total momentum. Such an approach based on the Sawatzsky-Lorenzana theory of optical absorption assumes an important role of phonons as momentum sinks. It leaves the low energy physics of the Heisenberg model unchanged but substantially alters the Raman line-shape and selection rules, bringing the results closer to experiments.
Freitas Paul J.
Singh Rajiv R. P.
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