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Title: MX chains: 1-D analog of CuO planes

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We study a two-band Peierls-Hubbard model for halogen-bridged mixed-valence transition metal linear chain complexes (MX chains). We include electron-electron correlations (both Hubbard and PPP-like expressions) using several techniques including calculations in the zero-hopping limit, exact diagonalization of small systems, mean field approximation, and a Gutzwiller-like Ansatz for quantum phonons. The adiabatic optical absorption and phonon spectra for both photo-excited and doping induced defects (kinks, polarons, bipolarons, and excitons) are discussed. A long period phase which occurs even at commensurate filling for certain parameter values may be related to twinning. The effect of including the electron-phonon in addition to the electron-electron interaction on the polaron/bipolaron (pairing) competition is especially interesting when this class of compounds is viewed as a 1-D analog of high-temperature superconductors. 6 refs., 4 figs.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE/ER
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
5589479
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-89-3336; CONF-890953-10; ON: DE90002438; TRN: 89-030063
Resource Relation:
Journal Volume: 163; Journal Issue: 1-3; Conference: International conference on the physics of highly correlated electron systems, Santa Fe, NM (USA), 11-15 Sep 1989
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English