Off-diagonal carrier-phonon coupling and polaron transport
A method extending the Munn-Silbey approach has been applied to obtain the temperature dependence of transport properties of a generalized Holstein model incorporating simultaneous diagonal and off-diagonal carrier-phonon coupling. The Hamiltonian is partially diagonalized by a canonical transformat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95835 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/11360 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | A method extending the Munn-Silbey approach has been applied to obtain the temperature dependence of transport properties of a generalized Holstein model incorporating simultaneous diagonal and off-diagonal carrier-phonon coupling. The Hamiltonian is partially diagonalized by a canonical transformation, and optimal transformation coefficients are determined in a self-consistent manner. Effects of off-diagonal coupling on the optimal transformation coefficients and diffusion coefficients have been discussed in details. The off-diagonal coupling has been revealed as a localization factor as well as a transport mechanism. Moreover, momentum-space variation of the transformation coefficients are found to be responsible for enhanced transport due to off-diagonal coupling. |
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