Egami T, Ishihara S, Tachiki M. Lattice effect of strong electron correlation: implication for ferroelectricity and superconductivity.
Science 2010;
261:1307-10. [PMID:
17731859 DOI:
10.1126/science.261.5126.1307]
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Abstract
Much theoretical work has been devoted to understanding the role of strong electron correlations in high-temperature superconductivity mainly through magnetic interactions, but the possible role of electron correlation in ferroelectricity of metal oxides has not received attention. Diagonalization of a simple many-body, tight-binding Hamiltonian shows that the electron-lattice interaction is dramatically enhanced in some cases by strong electron correlation because of deformation-induced charge transfer. This effect may be closely related to ferroelectricity and superconductivity in transition metal oxides.
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