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Ab-initio calculation of the metal-insulator transition in sodium rings and chains and in mixed sodium-lithium systems

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  • W. Alsheimer
  • B. Paulus

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We study how the Mott metal-insulator transition (MIT) is influenced when we deal with electrons with different angular momenta. For lithium we found an essential effect when we include p-orbitals in the description of the Hilbert space. We apply quantum-chemical methods to sodium rings and chains in order to investigate the analogue of a MIT, and how it is influenced by periodic and open boundaries. By changing the interatomic distance we analyse the character of the many-body wavefunction and the charge gap. In the second part we mimic a behaviour found in the ionic Hubbard model, where a transition from a band to a Mott insulator occurs. For that purpose we perform calculations for mixed sodium-lithium rings. In addition, we examine the question of bond alternation for the pure sodium system and the mixed sodium-lithium system, in order to determine under which conditions a Peierls distortion occurs. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg 2004

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  • W. Alsheimer & B. Paulus, 2004. "Ab-initio calculation of the metal-insulator transition in sodium rings and chains and in mixed sodium-lithium systems," The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, Springer;EDP Sciences, vol. 40(3), pages 243-250, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eurphb:v:40:y:2004:i:3:p:243-250
    DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2004-00266-x
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