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Optical Conductivity of the Trellis-Lattice t-J Model: Charge Fluctuations in NaV2O5

S. Nishimoto, Y. Ohta

cond-mat.str-elarXiv:cond-mat/9808061

Abstract

Optical conductivity of the trellis lattice t-J model at quarter filling is calculated by an exact-diagonalization technique on small clusters, whereby the valence state of V ions of NaV2O5 is considered. We show that the experimental features at 1 eV, including peak positions, presence of shoulders, and anisotropic spectral weight, can be reproduced in reasonable range of parameter values, only by assuming that the system is in the charge disproportionated ground state. Possible reconciliation with experimental data suggesting the presence of uniform ladders at T>Tc is discussed.

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