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Orientador: Rogerio Custodio / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Quimica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-14T14:18:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Paschoal_JulianadeLima_M.pdf: 914971 bytes, checksum: 5a3a529f3c0006227e418c9e1629e6a5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: Uma estratégia recente denominada Monte Carlo Quântico (MCQ) permite acessar a função de onda exata de um sistema resolvendo a equação de Schrödinger. Dentre as alternativas de MCQ destacam-se o Monte Carlo Quântico Variacional (MCQV) e o Monte Carlo Quântico de Difusão (MCQD). O MCQV determina o valor médio de qualquer propriedade atômica ou molecular associada a uma função de onda arbitrária empregando o algoritmo de Metropolis. O MCQD, por sua vez, baseia-se na solução da equação de Schrödinger dependente do tempo através de um processo de difusão em equilíbrio com um processo cinético de primeira ordem. Neste trabalho os objetivos são: a) comparar os efeitos de funções de base de Slater com diferentes expoentes nos níveis de teoria do MCQV e MCQD; b) testar funções de onda baseadas no modelo Hartree e Hartree-Fock no MCQV e MCQD e c) avaliar o efeito da localização de orbitais nestes métodos. Esses objetivos foram avaliados em átomos, moléculas diatômicas e alguns hidretos poliatômicos contendo elementos do segundo período da tabela periódica. Inicialmente, usou-se de uma função de onda representada por um determinante de Slater com orbitais obtidos através da combinação linear de funções de Slater através do método Hartree-Fock. Os expoentes do conjunto de base utilizado foram determinados através das Regras de Slater, otimização Hartree-Fock em ambiente molecular e otimizaçãoHartree-Fock em ambiente atômico. O MCQV e o MCQD foram empregados para a obtenção da energia média do sistema. Posteriormente, substituíram-se as funções de Slater por funções STO-6G. Os mesmos expoentes do conjunto de base utilizados nos cálculos com funções de Slater foram empregados para os cálculos STO-6G. Finalmente, utilizou-se o produto de Hartree como função de onda para os cálculos MCQV e MCQD com as funções de base já mencionadas. As principais conclusões desse trabalho são: a) o MCQD, conforme esperado, apresenta menores energias quando comparado ao MCQV; b) Cálculos MCQD usando determinante de Slater, conjunto de base com otimização de expoente para a molécula e átomo e nehum fator de correção forneceu energias comparadas a Gaussianas do tipo double-zeta no método coupled cluster incluindo excitações simples e duplas; c) Funções de base STO-6G devem ser utilizadas com cautela para representar funções STO; d) as energias calculadas através do produto de Hartree apresentam um comportamento que se distancia das funções Hartree-Fock quando orbitais localizados são usados; e) resultados melhores são esperados quando orbitais são auto-consistentes com respeito ao método de Hartree. / Abstract: A recent strategy called Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) allows to access the exact wave function of a system solving Schrödinger¿s equation. Among the alternatives of QMC, Variational Quantum Monte Carlo (VQMC) and Diffusion Quantum Monte Carlo (DQMC) are distinguished. VQMC determines the average value of any atomic or molecular property associated to an arbitrary wave function using Metropolis algorithm. DQMC, on the other hand, is based on the solution of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation from a diffusion process in equilibrium with a first-order kinetic process. In this work the objectives were: a) to compare the effect of the Slater basis set with exponents adjusted in different environments at the VQMC and DQMC levels of theory; b) to test wave functions based on the Hartree and Hartree-Fock models along with VQMC and DQMC; c) to evaluate the effect of orbital localization within these methods. These objectives are evaluated in atoms, diatomic molecules and some polyatomic hydrates containing elements from the second period of the Periodic Table. Initially, a conventional wave function represented by a single Slater determinant is used with orbitals from the linear combination of Slater¿s functions from the Hartree- Fock method. The basis set exponents are determined from the Slater rules, Hartree-Fock atom optimized and Hartree-Fock molecule optimized. VQMC and DQMC yielded the average energy of each system. Later, Slater¿s functions are changed to the STO-6G basis functions. The same basis set exponents are applied for the STO-6G calculations. Finally, the Hartree product is used as a wave function for the VQMC and DQMC calculations with the same basis functions already mentioned. The main conclusions fro this work are: a) DQMC, as expected, presents lower energies when compared to VQMC; b) DQMC calculations using single Slater determinant and basis set with molecule and atom optimized exponents and no correlation factor provided energies compared to a Gaussian double zeta basis set at the coupled cluster including singles and doubles excitations level of theory; c) STO-6G must be used with caution in order to represent STO functions; d) the energies calculated with the Hartree product presented a behavior not far from the Hartree-Fock wave functions when localized orbitals were used; e) better results are expected if orbitals are self-consistent with respect to the Hartree method. / Mestrado / Físico-Química / Mestre em Química

The advancement in the eld of cold-atoms has generated a lot of interest in the condensed matter community. Cold-atom experiments can simulate clean, disor-der/impurity free systems very easily. In these systems, we have a control over various parameters like tuning the interaction between particles by the Feshbach resonance, tuning the hopping between lattice sites by laser intensity and so on. As a result, these systems can be used to mimic various theoretical models, which was hindered because of various experimental limitations. Thus, we have an ex-perimental tool in which we can start with a simple theoretical model and later tune the model experimentally and theoretically to simulate the real materials. This will be helpful in studying the physics of the real materials as we can control interactions as well as the impurities can also be taken care of. But the advance-ment in the eld of cold atoms has seen a roadblock for the fermions in optical lattices. The super uid and anti-ferromagnetic phases has not been achieved for fermions in optical lattices due to the \cooling problem" (entropy issues). In this thesis, we have addressed the issue of the \cooling problem" for fermions in optical lattice systems and studied the system with determinant quantum Monte Carlo technique. We start by giving a general idea of cold-atoms and optical lat-tice potentials, and a brief review of the experimental work going on in the cold-atomic systems. Experimental limitations like \fermionic cooling problem" have been discussed in some detail. Then we proposed a bilayer band-insulator model to circumvent the \entropy problem" and simultaneously increasing the transi-tion temperature for fermions in optical lattices. We have studied the attractive Hubbard model, which is the minimal model for fermions in optical lattices. The techniques that we have used to study the model are mean- eld theory, Gaussian uctuation theory and determinant quantum Monte Carlo numerical technique. . Chapter-1 : provides a general introduction to the ultra-cold atoms, optical lattice and Feshbach resonance. In this chapter we have discussed about cold-atom experiments in optical lattice systems. Here, we have brie y discussed the control over various parameters in the experiments. The goal of these experiments is to realize or mimic many many-body Hamiltonians in experiments, which until now was just a theoretical tool to describe various many-body physics. In the end we give a brief idea for introducing disorder in the cold-atom experiments discuss the limitations of these experiments in realizing the \interesting" super uid and anti-ferromagnetic phases of fermionic Hubbard model in optical lattices. Chapter-2 : gives a brief idea of \Determinant Quantum Monte-Carlo" (DQM C) technique that has been used to study these systems. In this chapter we will discuss the DQM C algorithm and the observables that can be calculated. We will discuss certain limitation of the DQM C algorithm like numerical instability and sign problem. We will brie y discuss how sign problem doesn't occur in the model we studied. Chapter-3 : discusses the way by which we can bypass the \cooling problem" (high entropy state) to get a fermionic super uid state in the cold atom experi-ments. In this chapter we propose a model whose idea hinges on a low-entropy band-insulator state, which can be tuned to super uid state by tuning the on-site attractive interaction by Feshbach resonance. We show through Gaussian uctua-tion theory that the critical temperature achieved is much higher in our model as compared to the single-band Hubbard model. Through detailed variational Monte Carlo calculations, we have shown that the super uid state is indeed the most stable ground state and there is no other competing order. In the end we give a proposal for its realization in the ultra-cold atom optical lattice systems. Chapter-4 : discusses the DQM C study of the model proposed in chapter- 3. Here we have studied the various single-particle properties like momentum distribution, double occupancies which can be easily measured in cold-atom ex-periments. We also studied the pair-pair and the density-density correlations in detail through DQM C algorithm and mapped out the full T U phase diagram. We show that the proposed model doesn't favor the charge density wave for the interaction strengths we are interested in. Chapter-5 : gives a brief idea of the e ect of adding an on-site random disorder in our proposed bilayer-Hubbard model. We study the e ect of random disorder on various single-particle properties which can be easily veri ed in cold-atom ex-periments. We studied the suppression of the pair-pair correlations as we increase the disorder strength in our proposed model. We nd that the critical value of the interaction doesn't change in the weak-disorder limit. We estimated the critical disorder strength needed to destroy the super uid state and argued that the tran-sition from the super uid to Bose-glass phase in presence of disorder lies in the universality class of (d + 1) XY model. In the end, we give a schematic U V phase diagram for our system. Chapter-6 : We studied the bilayer attractive Hubbard model in different lattice geometry, the bilayer honeycomb lattice, both in presence and in absence of the on-site random disorder. We discussed how the pair-pair and density-density cor-relations behave in the presence and absence of disorder. Through the finite-size scaling analysis we see the co-existence of the super fluid and the charge density wave order at half- lling. An in nitesimal disorder destroys the CDW order com-pletely while the super uid phase found to be robust against weak-disorder. We estimated the critical interaction strength, the critical temperature and the critical disorder strength through nite-size scaling, and provide a putative phase diagram for the system considered.

We study unconventional superconductivity in two-dimensional systems. Unbiased numerical calculations within two-dimensional Hubbard models have found no evidence for long-range superconducting order. Most of the two-dimensional theories suggest that the superconducting state can be obtained by destabilizing an antiferromagnetic or spin-liquid insulating state. An antiferromagnet is a half-filled system because each site has one electron or hole. However, in anisotropic triangular lattices, numerical calculation finds pairing enhancement at quarter-filling but no long-range superconducting order. Many organic superconductors are dimerized in nature. Such a dimer lattice is effectively half-filled because each dimer has one electron or hole. Some theories suggest that magnetic fluctuation in such a system can give superconductivity. However, at zero temperature, we performed density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) calculations in such a system, and we find no superconducting long-range order. We also find that the antiferromagnetic order is not necessary to get a superconducting state. Failure in explaining superconductivity in two-dimensional systems suggests that only repulsive interactions between electrons are not sufficient, and other interactions are required. The most likely candidate is the electron-phonon interaction. However, existing theories of superconductivity emphasize either electron-electron or electron-phonon interactions, each of which tends to cancel the effect of the other. We present direct evidence from quantum Monte Carlo calculations of cooperative, as opposed to competing, effects of electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions within the frustrated Hubbard Hamiltonian, uniquely at the band-filling of one-quarter. Bond-coupled phonons and the onsite Hubbard U cooperatively reinforce d-wave superconducting pair-pair correlations at this filling while competing with one another at all other densities. Our work further gives new insight into how intertwined charge-order and superconductivity appear in real materials.