Approximate Decoupling of Spin and Charge Excitations in the Two-Dimensionalt-JModel

Abstract

The single-particle spectral functions for the two-dimensional t - J model are investigated in connection with spin and charge dynamics, using the exact diagonalization technique. At low electron density, Fermi liquid behavior is observed. Near half-filling, the spectral functions reveal a two-peak structure which is due to the different dynamics of spin and charge degrees of freedom. This density dependence of the spectral functions indicates a crossover from Fermi liquid behavior at low density to anomalous behavior near the Mott transition where the approximate decoupling of spin and charge excitations occurs.