Abstract
We examine the one-dimensional spinless Falicov-Kimball model extended by a hybridization potential between the localized and itinerant electron states. Below half-filling we find a crossover from a mixed-valence metal to an integer-valence phase-separated state with increasing on-site Coulomb repulsion. This crossover regime is characterized by local competition between the strong- and weak-coupling behaviour, manifested by the formation of an electronic polaron liquid. A phase diagram is presented and discussed in detail.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 131-137 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Europhysics Letters |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2006 |