The generalized Lang–Firsov transformation and the three- and the four-fermion interactions in a lattice fermion model

Abstract

A new two-band polaronic Hamiltonian is derived from a generalized periodic Anderson model. This is achieved by making use of a new generalized Lang–Firsov transformation on the periodic Anderson model completed with new terms representing the interactions between local phonons and both single electrons and pairs of them with opposite spins residing on the same lattice site. The novelty consists in the appearance of three- and four-fermion terms in the resulting Hamiltonian. The interaction between phonons and pairs of electrons with opposite spins was introduced at first time by Hirsch in order to describe the weakening of the Coulomb repulsion acting between two electrons with opposite spins occupying the same atomic orbital observed in experiments. The three-fermion terms represent the local interactions between a single polarons from one band and a pair of them with opposite spins from the other one. Whether it is attractive or repulsive depends on the signs of couplings of phonons to electron pairs. The four-fermion term stands for the local attraction between pairs of electrons with opposite spins from two bands. In the case of presence of such an interaction, the formation of local fermion quartets is possible. A simplified version of the generalized Hamiltonian is investigated in the end of the paper. The influence of the three- and the four-fermion terms on the properties of the two-band fermion system with two order parameters is examined. Expressions for the order parameters at zero temperatures and finite ones along with the critical temperatures for two-electron subsystems have been derived. This was achieved in the atomic limit by making use of the mean field method.