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Phase diagram of orbital-selective Mott transitions at finite temperatures

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2009-11-11 v1

Abstract

Mott transitions in the two-orbital Hubbard model with different bandwidths are investigated at finite temperatures. By means of the self-energy functional approach, we discuss the stability of the intermediate phase with one orbital localized and the other itinerant, which is caused by the orbital-selective Mott transition (OSMT). It is shown that the OSMT realizes two different coexistence regions at finite temperatures in accordance with the recent results of Liebsch. We further find that the particularly interesting behavior emerges around the special condition U=UU=U' and J=0, which includes a new type of the coexistence region with three distinct states. By systematically changing the Hund coupling, we establish the global phase diagram to elucidate the key role played by the Hund coupling on the Mott transitions.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0506151,
  title  = {Phase diagram of orbital-selective Mott transitions at finite temperatures},
  author = {Kensuke Inaba and Akihisa Koga and Sei-ichiro Suga and Norio Kawakami},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0506151},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 6 figures