Ab initio Derivation of Low-Energy Model for kappa-ET Type Organic Conductors
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We derive effective Hubbard-type Hamiltonians of $\kappa$-(ET)$_2X$, using an {\em ab initio} downfolding technique, for the first time for organic conductors. They contain dispersions of the highest occupied Wannier-type molecular orbitals with the nearest neighbor transfer $t$$\sim$0.067 eV for a metal $X$=Cu(NCS)$_2$ and 0.055 eV for a Mott insulator $X$=Cu$_2$(CN)$_3$, as well as screened Coulomb interactions. It shows unexpected differences from the conventional extended H\"uckel results, especially much stronger onsite interaction $U$$\sim$0.8 eV ($U/t$$\sim$12-15) than the H\"uckel estimates ($U/t$$\sim$7-8) as well as an appreciable longer-ranged interaction. Reexamination on physics of this family of materials is required from this realistic basis.
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