Charge creation via quantum tunneling in one-dimensional Mott insulators: A numerical study of the extended Hubbard model

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Auteurs principaux: Hansen, Thomas, Madsen, Lars Bojer, Murakami, Yuta
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author Hansen, Thomas
Madsen, Lars Bojer
Murakami, Yuta
author_facet Hansen, Thomas
Madsen, Lars Bojer
Murakami, Yuta
contents Charge creation via quantum tunneling, i.e. dielectric breakdown, is one of the most fundamental and significant phenomena arising from strong light(field)-matter coupling. In this work, we conduct a systematic numerical analysis of quantum tunneling in one-dimensional Mott insulators described by the extended ($U$-$V$) Hubbard model. We discuss the applicability of the analytical formula for doublon-holon (DH) pair production, previously derived for the one-dimensional Hubbard model, which highlights the relationship between the tunneling threshold, the charge gap, and the correlation length. We test the formulas ability to predict both DH pair production and energy increase rate. Using tensor-network-based approaches, we demonstrate that the formula provides accurate predictions in the absence of excitonic states facilitated by the nearest-neighbor interaction $V$. However, when excitonic states emerge, the formula more accurately describes the rate of energy increase than the DH pair creation rate and in both cases gets improved by incorporating the exciton energy as the effective gap.
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spellingShingle Charge creation via quantum tunneling in one-dimensional Mott insulators: A numerical study of the extended Hubbard model
Hansen, Thomas
Madsen, Lars Bojer
Murakami, Yuta
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Optics
Charge creation via quantum tunneling, i.e. dielectric breakdown, is one of the most fundamental and significant phenomena arising from strong light(field)-matter coupling. In this work, we conduct a systematic numerical analysis of quantum tunneling in one-dimensional Mott insulators described by the extended ($U$-$V$) Hubbard model. We discuss the applicability of the analytical formula for doublon-holon (DH) pair production, previously derived for the one-dimensional Hubbard model, which highlights the relationship between the tunneling threshold, the charge gap, and the correlation length. We test the formulas ability to predict both DH pair production and energy increase rate. Using tensor-network-based approaches, we demonstrate that the formula provides accurate predictions in the absence of excitonic states facilitated by the nearest-neighbor interaction $V$. However, when excitonic states emerge, the formula more accurately describes the rate of energy increase than the DH pair creation rate and in both cases gets improved by incorporating the exciton energy as the effective gap.
title Charge creation via quantum tunneling in one-dimensional Mott insulators: A numerical study of the extended Hubbard model
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.22481