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Fingerprints of Preformed Pairs in Two-Electron Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy
Janez Bonča1,2, Andrea Damascelli3,4, Mona Berciu3,4
1University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Physical Review Letters
|May 29, 2026
Summary
This study uses variational exact diagonalization to analyze two-electron removal in the Hubbard-Holstein model. It identifies unique energy and momentum signatures for pairs of electrons ejected from the same versus different pairs, aiding in pair detection and characterization.
Area of Science:
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Quantum Chemistry
- Materials Science
Background:
- The Hubbard-Holstein model describes interacting electrons and bosons in a lattice.
- Understanding electron pairing is crucial for superconductivity and other quantum phenomena.
- Two-electron Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy (2eARPES) probes electron correlations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To calculate the two-electron removal spectral weight for the Hubbard-Holstein model.
- To establish this spectral weight as a proxy for 2eARPES processes.
- To identify unique signatures of electron pairs originating from the same versus different pairs.
Main Methods:
- Variational Exact Diagonalization (VED) was employed to compute spectral weights.
- The ground state with two electrons on a one-dimensional chain was used as the starting point.
- Analysis focused on energy and momentum dependence of electron removal signals.
Main Results:
- A distinct energy segregation was observed for pairs ejected from the same pair, appearing at lower binding energies.
- Characteristic momentum dependence with different symmetry was identified for same-pair versus different-pair electron ejection.
- These fingerprints are generic consequences of momentum and energy conservation in electron-boson coupled systems.
Conclusions:
- Experimental observation of these energy and momentum fingerprints confirms the existence of electron pairs.
- The momentum dependence map can differentiate between coherent (superconducting) and incoherent pairs.
- The findings are generalizable to finite concentrations, temperatures, and higher dimensions.
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