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Phonon spectral function for an interacting electron-phonon system

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

Using exact diagonalzation techniques, we study a model of interacting electrons and phonons. The spectral width of the phonons is found to be reduced as the Coulomb interaction U is increased. For a system with two modes per site, we find a transfer of coupling strength from the upper to the lower mode. This transfer is reduced as U is increased. These results give a qualitative explanation of differences between Raman and photoemission estimates of the electron-phonon coupling constants for A3C60 (A= K, Rb).

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9910299,
  title  = {Phonon spectral function for an interacting electron-phonon system},
  author = {J. E. Han and O. Gunnarsson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9910299},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, RevTeX, 2 eps figure