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Quantum signature of exciton condensation

Chemical Physics 2018-07-25 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

Exciton condensation, a Bose-Einstein-like condensation of excitons, was recently reported in an electronic double layer (EDL) of graphene. We show that a universal quantum signature for exciton condensation can be used to both identity and quantify exciton condensation in molecular systems from direct calculations of the two-electron reduced density matrix. Computed large eigenvalues in the particle-hole reduced-density matrices of pentacene and hexacene EDLs reveal the beginnings of condensation, suggesting the potential for exciton condensation in smaller scale molecular EDLs.

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@article{arxiv.1807.09191,
  title  = {Quantum signature of exciton condensation},
  author = {Shiva Safaei and David A. Mazziotti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.09191},
  year   = {2018}
}