Abstract
Motivated by the unexplored complexity of phases present in the multiorbital Hubbard model, we analyze in this work the behavior of a degenerate two-orbital anisotropic Hubbard model at half-filling where both orbitals have equal bandwidths and one orbital is constrained to be paramagnetic (PM), while the second one is allowed to have an antiferromagnetic (AF) solution. Such a model may be relevant for a large class of correlated materials with competing magnetic states in different orbitals such as the recently discovered Fe-based superconductors. Using a dynamical cluster approximation we observe that unique orbital selective phase transitions appear regardless of the strength of the Ising Hund's rule coupling Jz. Moreover, the PM orbital undergoes a transition from a Fermi liquid (FL) to a Mott insulator through a non-FL phase while the AF orbital shows a transition from a FL to an AF insulator through an AF metallic phase. We discuss the implications of the results in the context of the Fe-based superconductors.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 020401 |
Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
Volume | 84 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 7 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics