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Observation of spatial charge and spin correlations in the 2D Fermi-Hubbard model
Science (2016)
  • Lawrence W. Cheuk, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Matthew A. Nichols, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Katherine R. Lawrence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Melih Okan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Hao Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Ehsan Khatami, San Jose State University
  • Nandini Trivedi, Ohio State University - Main Campus
  • Thereza Paiva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  • Marcos Rigol, The Pennsylvania State University
  • Martin W. Zwierlein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
Strong electron correlations lie at the origin of high-temperature superconductivity. Its essence is believed to be captured by the Fermi-Hubbard model of repulsively interacting fermions on a lattice. Here we report on the site-resolved observation of charge and spin correlations in the two-dimensional (2D) Fermi-Hubbard model realized with ultracold atoms. Antiferromagnetic spin correlations are maximal at half-filling and weaken monotonically upon doping. At large doping, nearest-neighbor correlations between singly charged sites are negative, revealing the formation of a correlation hole, the suppressed probability of finding two fermions near each other. As the doping is reduced, the correlations become positive, signaling strong bunching of doublons and holes, in agreement with numerical calculations. The dynamics of the doublon-hole correlations should play an important role for transport in the Fermi-Hubbard model.
Publication Date
September 16, 2016
DOI
10.1126/science.aag3349
Publisher Statement
This is the Preprint of an article that was published in Science, volume 353, issue 6305, 2016. The Version of Record is available online at this link.

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Citation Information
Lawrence W. Cheuk, Matthew A. Nichols, Katherine R. Lawrence, Melih Okan, et al.. "Observation of spatial charge and spin correlations in the 2D Fermi-Hubbard model" Science Vol. 353 Iss. 6305 (2016) p. 1260 - 1264 ISSN: 0036-8075
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ehsan_khatami/28/