Transport in the t-t'-J model in 2-d using the Extremely Correlated Fermi Liquid theory

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Abstract

We present the low energy transport functions of the t-t'-J model in 2-dimensions, relevant for understanding cuprate superconductors. The calculations are based on recent progress in the extremely correlated Fermi liquid theory, applicable to strong coupling models. The spectral functions, the resistivity ρ(T) and Hall conductivities can be obtained at various density, t' and J. The quasiparticle weight Z is typically very small for n ≥ 0.8. The spectral properties display a remarkable thermal sensitivity, with an effective Fermi temperature lower than the bare bandwidth by two orders of magnitude. At low T flipping the sign of t' also flips the curvature of the ρ(T) ↔ T curves, from convex to concave. These resemble the observed curvature flips in hole-doped versus electron-doped systems. At low T, the cotangent Hall angle behaves as T2. It also displays a bending (i.e. kink) at higher T, signifying a crossover from a (Gutzwiller correlated) Fermi liquid to a strange metal.

*The work at UCSC was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (BES) under Award DE-FG02-06ER46319.

Presenters

  • Sriram Shastry

    • Physics, Univ of California-Santa Cruz
    • Physics, UCSC
    • Univ of California-Santa Cruz

Authors

  • Sriram Shastry

    • Physics, Univ of California-Santa Cruz
    • Physics, UCSC
    • Univ of California-Santa Cruz
  • Peizhi Mai

    • Physics, Univ of California-Santa Cruz
    • Physics, UCSC