Hanna Terletska

Finite-temperature crossover and the quantum Widom line near the Mott transition

The experimentally established phase diagram of the half-filled Hubbard model features the existence of three distinct finite-temperature regimes, separated by extended crossover regions. A number of crossover lines can be defined to span those regions, which we explore in quantitative detail within the framework of dynamical mean-field theory. Most significantly, the high temperature crossover between the bad metal and Mott-insulator regimes displays a number of phenomena marking the gradual development of the Mott insulating state. We discuss the quantum critical scaling behavior found in this regime, and propose methods to facilitate its possible experimental observation. We also introduce the concept of {\em quantum Widom lines} and present a detailed discussion that highlights its physical meaning when used in the context of quantum phase transitions.

Charge ordering and correlation effects in the extended Hubbard model

We study the half filled extended Hubbard model on a two-dimensional square lattice using cluster dynamical mean field theory on clusters of size 8-20. We show that the model exhibits metallic, Mott insulating, and charge ordered phases, and determine the location of the charge ordering phase transition line and the properties of the ordered and disordered phase as a function of temperature, local interaction, and nearest neighbor interaction. We find strong non-local correlations in the uniform phase and a pronounced screening effect in the vicinity of the phase transition, where non-local interactions push the system towards metallic behavior. In contrast, correlations in the ordered phase are mostly local to the unit cell. Extrapolation to the thermodynamic limit and control of all sources of errors allow us to assess the regime of applicability of simpler approximation schemes for systems with non-local interactions. We also demonstrate how strong non-local electron-electron interactions can increase electron mobility by turning a charge ordered insulator into a metal.

Typical medium dynamical cluster approximation for the study of Anderson localization in three dimensions

We develop a systematic typical medium dynamical cluster approximation that provides a proper description of the Anderson localization transition in three dimensions (3D). Our method successfully captures the localization phenomenon both in the low and large disorder regimes, and allows us to study the localization in different momenta cells, which renders the discovery that the Anderson localization transition occurs in a cell-selective fashion. As a function of cluster size, our method systematically recovers the re-entrance behavior of the mobility edge and obtains the correct critical disorder strength for Anderson localization in 3D.

Dual fermion method for disordered electronic systems

While the coherent potential approximation (CPA) is the prevalent method for the study of disordered electronic systems, it fails to capture nonlocal correlations and Anderson localization. To incorporate such effects, we extend the dual fermion approach to disordered systems using the replica method. The developed method utilizes the exact mapping to the dual fermion variables, and includes intersite scattering via diagrammatic perturbation theory in the dual variables. The CPA is recovered as a zeroth-order approximation. Results for single- and two-particle quantities show good agreement with a cluster extension of the CPA; moreover, weak localization is captured. As a natural extension of the CPA, our method presents an alternative to existing nonlocal cluster theories for disordered systems, and has potential applications in the study of disordered systems with electronic interactions.

Finite-cluster typical medium theory for disordered electronic systems

We use the recently developed typical medium dynamical cluster (TMDCA) approach~[Ekuma \etal,~\textit{Phys. Rev. B \textbf{89}, 081107 (2014)}] to perform a detailed study of the Anderson localization transition in three dimensions for the Box, Gaussian, Lorentzian, and Binary disorder distributions, and benchmark them with exact numerical results. Utilizing the nonlocal hybridization function and the momentum resolved typical spectra to characterize the localization transition in three dimensions, we demonstrate the importance of both spatial correlations and a typical environment for the proper characterization of the localization transition in all the disorder distributions studied. As a function of increasing cluster size, the TMDCA systematically recovers the re-entrance behavior of the mobility edge for disorder distributions with finite variance, obtaining the correct critical disorder strengths, and shows that the order parameter critical exponent for the Anderson localization transition is universal. The TMDCA is computationally efficient, requiring only a small cluster to obtain qualitative and quantitative data in good agreement with numerical exact results at a fraction of the computational cost. Our results demonstrate that the TMDCA provides a consistent and systematic description of the Anderson localization transition.

Metal-insulator transition in a weakly interacting disordered electron system

The interplay of interactions and disorder is studied using the Anderson-Hubbard model within the typical medium dynamical cluster approximation. Treating the interacting, non-local cluster self-energy (

Study of multiband disordered systems using the typical medium dynamical cluster approximation

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Study of off-diagonal disorder using the typical medium dynamical cluster approximation

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Dual-fermion approach to interacting disordered fermion systems

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Local theory for Mott-Anderson localization

, with a systematic incorporation of non-local spatial correlations and diagonal disorder, we explore the initial effects of electron interactions (