Variational energy band theory for polarons : mapping polaron structure with the Toyozawa method

• Main Authors: Brown, David W., Zhao, Yang, Lindenberg, Katja
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Physics::Atomic physics::Solid state physics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/92315; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6744
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this article we revisit from a contemporary perspective a classic problem of polaron theory in one space dimension following the variational approach originally taken by Toyozawa. Polaron structure is represented by variational surfaces giving the optimal values of the complete set of exciton and...