Transitions from small to large Fermi momenta in a one-dimensional Kondo lattice model
Abstract
We study a one-dimensional system that consists of an electron gas coupled to a spin-1/2 chain by Kondo interaction away from half-filling. We show that zero-temperature transitions between phases with "small" and "large" Fermi momenta can be continuous. Such a continuous but Fermi-momentum-changing transition arises in the presence of spin anisotropy, from a Luttinger liquid with a small Fermi momentum to a Kondo-dimer phase with a large Fermi momentum. We have also added a frustrating next-nearest-neighbor interaction in the spin chain to show the possibility of a similar Fermi-momentum-changing transition, between the Kondo phase and a spin-Peierls phase, in the spin isotropic case. This transition, however, appears to involve a region in which the two phases coexist.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0304129,
title = {Transitions from small to large Fermi momenta in a one-dimensional Kondo lattice model},
author = {Eugene Pivovarov and Qimiao Si},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0304129},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
The updated version clarifies the definitions of small and large Fermi momenta, the role of anisotropy, and how Kondo interaction affects Luttinger liquid phase. 12 pages, 5 figures