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Finite-temperature photoemission in the extended Falicov-Kimball model: a case study for Ta$_2$NiSe$_5$
by Satoshi Ejima, Florian Lange, Holger Fehske
Submission summary
| As Contributors: | Satoshi Ejima |
| Arxiv Link: | https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.02479v1 (pdf) |
| Date submitted: | 2021-01-08 08:41 |
| Submitted by: | Ejima, Satoshi |
| Submitted to: | SciPost Physics |
| Academic field: | Physics |
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| Approach: | Theoretical |
Abstract
Utilizing the unbiased time-dependent density-matrix renormalization group technique, we examine the photoemission spectra in the extended Falicov-Kimball model at zero and finite temperatures, particularly with regard to the excitonic insulator state most likely observed in the quasi-one-dimensional material Ta$_2$NiSe$_5$. Working with infinite boundary conditions, we are able to simulate all dynamical correlation functions directly in the thermodynamic limit. For model parameters best suited for Ta$_2$NiSe$_5$ the photoemission spectra show a weak but clearly visible two-peak structure, around the Fermi momenta $k\simeq\pm k_{\rm F}$, which suggests that Ta$_2$NiSe$_5$ develops an excitonic insulator of BCS-like type. At higher temperatures, the leakage of the conduction-electron band beyond the Fermi energy becomes distinct, which provides a possible explanation for the bare non-interacting band structure seen in time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy experiments.