Strong correlations in the two-dimensional extended Holstein-Hubbard model

Abstract

The Holstein-Hubbard model is studied in two dimensions to explore the nature of polarons as a function of hole concentration in the strong correlation regime. A series of canonical transformations is performed to obtain an effective extended Hubbard model which, in the strong on-site electron-electron correlation regime, transforms into a t-J model and is solved using the mean-field Hartree-Fock approximation (HFA). It is shown that the hopping parameter which is related to the bandwidth of the polaron is very small for low (x ≈ 0) and high (x ≈ 1) hole concentrations whereas the hopping parameter is much larger for the intermediate hole concentrations.