Voltage-induced metal-insulator transition in a one-dimensional charge density wave

Chiriacò, Giuliano; Millis, Andrew J.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.98.205152

Title: Voltage-induced metal-insulator transition in a one-dimensional charge density wave

Journal Article · Thu Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Physical Review B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.205152· OSTI ID:1484000

Chiriacò, Giuliano ^[1]; Millis, Andrew J. ^[2]

Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States). Dept. of Physics
Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States). Dept. of Physics; The Flatiron Inst., New York, NY (United States). Center for Computational Quantum Physics

Here, we present a theoretical investigation of the voltage-driven metal insulator transition based on solving coupled Boltzmann and Hartree-Fock equations to determine the insulating gap and the electron distribution in a model system – a one dimensional charge density wave. Electric fields that are parametrically small relative to energy gaps can shift the electron distribution away from the momentum-space region where interband relaxation is efficient, leading to a highly non-equilibrium quasiparticle distribution even in the absence of Zener tunneling. The gap equation is found to have regions of multistability; a non-equilibrium analog of the free energy is constructed and used to determine which phase is preferred.

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Research Organization:: Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

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OSTI ID:: 1484000

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Journal Information:: Physical Review B, Vol. 98, Issue 20; ISSN 2469-9950

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