Hole and spin dynamics in an anti-ferromagnet close to half filling

Fuente: arXiv
Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: Callsen, Magnus, Nyhegn, Jens H., Nielsen, Kristian Knakkergaard, Bruun, Georg M.
Format: Preprint
Veröffentlicht: 2026
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
_version_ 1866913035573002240
author Callsen, Magnus
Nyhegn, Jens H.
Nielsen, Kristian Knakkergaard
Bruun, Georg M.
author_facet Callsen, Magnus
Nyhegn, Jens H.
Nielsen, Kristian Knakkergaard
Bruun, Georg M.
contents The interplay between charge and spin dynamics is at the heart of strongly correlated materials. Inspired by recent quantum simulation experiments, we develop a conserving diagrammatic method to describe the Fermi-Hubbard model for strong repulsion and small hole doping away from the half-filled anti-ferromagnetic ground state. We show that doping leads to four hole pockets in the Brillouin zone formed by magnetic polarons, which become increasingly damped with hole concentration. Likewise, the magnon spectrum of the anti-ferromagnet softens and dampens with doping due to hole-induced magnetic frustration. This gives rise to a suppression of the anti-ferromagnetic correlations in agreement with recent experiments. We then calculate the response of the system to a lattice modulation and recover the qualitative difference between in-phase and out-of-phase modulations seen in experiments, which was interpreted as signs of pseudogap physics. Our results indicate that the complex competition between spin and charge degrees of freedom and the emergence of the pseudogap phase may be usefully analyzed for small dopings, where systematic theories can be developed.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2604_14039
institution arXiv
publishDate 2026
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Hole and spin dynamics in an anti-ferromagnet close to half filling
Callsen, Magnus
Nyhegn, Jens H.
Nielsen, Kristian Knakkergaard
Bruun, Georg M.
Quantum Gases
Strongly Correlated Electrons
The interplay between charge and spin dynamics is at the heart of strongly correlated materials. Inspired by recent quantum simulation experiments, we develop a conserving diagrammatic method to describe the Fermi-Hubbard model for strong repulsion and small hole doping away from the half-filled anti-ferromagnetic ground state. We show that doping leads to four hole pockets in the Brillouin zone formed by magnetic polarons, which become increasingly damped with hole concentration. Likewise, the magnon spectrum of the anti-ferromagnet softens and dampens with doping due to hole-induced magnetic frustration. This gives rise to a suppression of the anti-ferromagnetic correlations in agreement with recent experiments. We then calculate the response of the system to a lattice modulation and recover the qualitative difference between in-phase and out-of-phase modulations seen in experiments, which was interpreted as signs of pseudogap physics. Our results indicate that the complex competition between spin and charge degrees of freedom and the emergence of the pseudogap phase may be usefully analyzed for small dopings, where systematic theories can be developed.
title Hole and spin dynamics in an anti-ferromagnet close to half filling
topic Quantum Gases
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.14039