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Nonlocal Coulomb interaction and spin-freezing crossover as a route to valence-skipping charge order

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Pith's one-line read The paper shows that intersite Coulomb repulsion V drives valence-skipping d3+d1 charge order in a three-orbital Hund metal, and that spin-freezing lowers the critical V below the atomic-limit estimate.

desk verdict A solid GW+EDMFT study that makes a plausible case for nonlocal-V-driven valence-skipping charge order with spin-freezing enhancement, worth refereeing with a request for full-vertex and convergence checks. read the letter →

arxiv 1908.08723 v3 pith:UEBNX6HY submitted 2019-08-23 cond-mat.str-el

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keywords valence-skippingchargeorderHund'smetalspin-freezingcrossoverGW+EDMFTnonlocalCoulombinteractionKanamorimodelsusceptibilityironpnictides
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The reading

This paper asks what makes a multiorbital metal at one-third filling, with two electrons per site, develop a valence-skipping charge order in which neighboring sites carry three and one electrons while the two-electron state is skipped. Using GW plus extended dynamical mean-field theory on a three-orbital Kanamori model with intersite Coulomb repulsion V, the authors show that the transition to this d3+d1 order is driven by V. The central result is that in the spin-freezing crossover regime, reached at strong Hund's coupling and intermediate-to-large U, the critical V drops well below the atomic-limit estimate Vc = U/4(1-3J/U). The mechanism is the local multiplet population: maximum-spin states dominate each charge sector, and the one- and three-electron maximum-spin states become nearly equally populated, making the charge-ordered state energetically cheap. If the paper is right, nonlocal Coulomb interactions are a generic route to valence-skipping order in Hund metals, distinct from previously proposed single-site mechanisms.

What carries the argument

The load-bearing diagnostic is the static charge susceptibility χ(k,iν0): the d3+d1 transition is identified where this quantity diverges at the (π,π) wave vector as V grows. The explanatory mechanism is the local multiplet population profile of the impurity, classified by charge N, orbital L, and spin S as |N,L,S⟩; in the spin-freezing regime the maximum-spin states |1,1,1/2⟩, |2,1,1⟩, and |3,0,3/2⟩ dominate, with p3 ≈ p1, so the local Hilbert space itself is nearly an equal mixture of the one- and three-electron valences that the ordered phase requires. A phenomenological wavefunction built from these maximum-spin states reproduces the Vc downturn qualitatively, while the full calculation uses GW+EDMFT, a method in which a local impurity model with a dynamically screened interaction is solved self-consistently together with nonlocal GW corrections.

What would settle it

Recompute the charge susceptibility at U = 4, J/U = 0.2 with the impurity polarizability built from all two-particle vertex components, including spin-flip and pair-hopping channels, and see whether χ((π,π),0) still diverges at a Vc below the atomic-limit line. If the downturn vanishes, the spin-freezing enhancement is an artifact of the density-density-only measurement; if it survives, the mechanism is robust.

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Extended reading notes

Core claim

At one-third filling of a three-orbital square-lattice Kanamori model, the paper establishes a d3+d1 valence-skipping charge-ordered phase with ordering wave vector (π,π) whose boundary is controlled by the nonlocal Coulomb repulsion V. In the atomic limit the boundary is Vc = U/4(1-3J/U), but the GW+EDMFT calculation finds that for J/U = 0.2 and U ≥ 3, in the spin-freezing crossover regime, the instability is significantly enhanced and Vc falls below this estimate, with the most pronounced downturn at U = 4 and a rapid upturn at U = 5 as the system enters the frozen-moment regime. The enhancement is tied to the impurity multiplet populations: maximum-spin states dominate in each charge subspace with substantial one- and three-electron weights, p3 ≈ p1, so the local state is already nearly an equal superposition of the two valences that the charge order requires. This route to valence-skipping is presented as distinct from the anisotropic orbital-multipole scattering mechanism proposed earlier.

Load-bearing premise

The calculation measures only the density-density part of the two-particle response and stays in the paramagnetic isotropic phase; if the omitted spin-flip and pair-hopping channels significantly screen the nonlocal interaction, the spin-freezing-induced drop in critical V could disappear.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • In the spin-freezing crossover, a modest nonlocal repulsion below U/4 can nucleate valence-skipping charge order in a three-orbital metal.
  • EDMFT alone or GW alone does not capture the downturn of Vc, so the coupling between local spin fluctuations and nonlocal screening is essential for the effect.
  • The downturn should be absent for weak Hund's coupling, approximately J/U ≤ 0.15, and should disappear as the system enters the frozen-moment regime at larger U, where the two-electron population dominates.
  • Even at V = 0, the system near U = 4 and J/U = 0.2 already has substantial nonlocal charge susceptibility, indicating proximity to charge order before the intersite interaction is switched on.
  • The mechanism is different from anisotropic orbital-multipole scattering and relies on the local populations of maximum-spin one- and three-electron states.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • If the spin-freezing enhancement is generic, real Hund metals with appreciable nonlocal Coulomb interactions may have an intrinsic tendency toward valence-skipping charge fluctuations even without an effective negative U; this could connect to the charge order observed in iron-pnictide superconductors.
  • The p3 ≈ p1 condition could be used as a local diagnostic for charge-order propensity: materials whose multiplet populations show nearly equal one- and three-electron maximum-spin weights should be checked for d3+d1 order.
  • A direct testable extension would be to include spin-flip and pair-hopping two-particle vertices in the impurity polarizability; if those channels appreciably screen the nonlocal interaction, the Vc lowering would shrink, which would separate the spin-freezing population effect from a truncation artifact.
  • The rapid upturn at U = 5 suggests an optimal correlation strength for valence-skipping order, so tuning through the spin-freezing-to-frozen-moment crossover via pressure or doping should make charge-order propensity peak and then fall.
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Summary. The manuscript studies a three-orbital Kanamori model on a square lattice at 1/3 filling (two electrons per site) with a nearest-neighbor Coulomb interaction V. The authors first derive the atomic-limit phase diagram, finding a valence-skipping d3+d1 charge-ordered state above Vc = U/4 (1 - 3J/U). They then perform self-consistent GW+EDMFT calculations, identifying the charge order transition from the divergence of the static charge susceptibility at (π,π). The central numerical claim is that at J/U = 0.2 and U ≥ 3, the critical V drops significantly below the atomic-limit estimate, with the strongest downturn at U = 4; this is attributed to the spin-freezing crossover regime, where maximum-spin multiplet states dominate and the populations of one- and three-electron states become nearly equal. A phenomenological wavefunction with these dominant states is used to rationalize the enhancement of charge order.

Significance. If the numerical result is correct, the paper establishes a concrete mechanism by which Hund's coupling and the spin-freezing crossover enhance the propensity to valence-skipping charge order in multiorbital systems, which is of direct relevance to Hund's metals and the charge-ordered iron-pnictide superconductors. The atomic-limit calculation is exact and provides a clean benchmark (Vc = U/4(1 - 3J/U)). The study also carefully distinguishes GW+EDMFT, EDMFT, and GW results, and the analysis of the multiplet population profile is physically transparent. However, the headline result rests entirely on GW+EDMFT with a density-density-only impurity polarizability and is not backed by error bars, convergence tests, or independent benchmarks; the plausibility argument for the truncation is not sufficient to exclude a vertex-correction artifact in exactly the regime where the new effect appears.

major comments (3)
  1. [Methods, first paragraph] The statement 'we measured only the density-density type of two-particle correlation functions from the impurity' is the weakest load-bearing point of the paper. The central claim that Vc is lowered below the atomic-limit estimate U/4(1 - 3J/U) at J/U = 0.2 and U ≥ 3 (Fig. 2(a)) is obtained from the divergence of the static charge susceptibility computed with this restricted polarizability. The spin-freezing regime is precisely where dynamical spin fluctuations are strongest, and in the Kanamori model the spin-flip and pair-hopping terms couple spin and charge channels through the local vertex. The cited justification (ref. [55]) that non-monopole charge terms are ill-screened is plausible for long-range screening but does not by itself rule out sizeable local vertex corrections to the charge response at these parameters. Please provide numerical evidence — for example a benchmark with the full local vertex in the single-orbital limit, a small-cluster exact calculation, or a direct estimate of the neglected spin-flip contribution to the charge vertex at U = 4, J/U = 0.2 — that the Vc downturn is not an artifact of this truncation.
  2. [Fig. 2(a) and Methods (Supplemental Note 2)] No statistical or systematic error estimates are reported for Vc, χ(k,iν0), α, or Γ. Given that the central result is a quantitative deviation of Vc from the atomic-limit line (Fig. 2(a), J/U = 0.20), the reader cannot judge whether the downturn at U = 4 is significant or within Monte Carlo noise. Please report CTQMC error bars on the charge susceptibility and on the inferred Vc, and convergence checks with respect to the 32×32 k-grid, the number of Matsubara frequencies used in the GW summations, the mixing parameter Rmix, and the frequency range used to extract α and Γ.
  3. [Results and Discussion, Fig. 5(d)] The wavefunction ψ = √p1|1,1,1/2⟩ + √(1-2p1)|2,1,1⟩ + √p1|3,0,3/2⟩ imposes p3 = p1 by construction and keeps only maximum-spin states. The Vc(p1) curve in Fig. 5(d) is built from populations measured in the same GW+EDMFT calculation, so it is a consistency check rather than an independent confirmation of the mechanism. The sentence 'This result confirms the role of maximum S states in N = 3 subspace in enhancing the CO instability' therefore overstates the evidential weight. Please rephrase this as an interpretive consistency check, or provide an independent test — for example, artificially suppressing the spin-flip and pair-hopping terms and showing that the Vc downturn disappears.
minor comments (5)
  1. [Eq. (2)] The summation limits for the terms with γ ≠ γ′ and γ < γ′ are not specified; presumably they run over 1 ≤ γ, γ′ ≤ 3. Please make the index ranges explicit.
  2. [Fig. 4(a) and caption] The horizontal axis label in Fig. 4(a) appears garbled ('Δχs/χs' rendered as '_6r/r(ii0)' in the available figure). Please ensure all axis labels and legends are legible and correctly typeset.
  3. [Supplemental Note 1] The phrase '54C18∼O(10^13) manipulations' is unclear; if it refers to a binomial coefficient, please write it unambiguously (e.g., '54 choose 18 ≈ 10^13') and explain the counting.
  4. [Methods, last paragraph] The identification of the spin-freezing regime uses 0.4 ≲ α ≲ 0.5 and Γ ≈ 0, with α and Γ obtained from a fit to only the three lowest Matsubara frequencies. Please provide the fit uncertainty or a sensitivity check with respect to the number of frequencies included.
  5. [Abstract and Conclusions] The abstract states that the transition 'is shown to be driven by V' and the enhancement is 'significantly enhanced'; given the unresolved truncation concern, a more cautious phrasing (e.g., 'we find evidence that') would better match the level of numerical support.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity: central Vc is obtained from charge-susceptibility divergence, with the p1-based estimate serving only as an internal consistency check.

full rationale

The central result of the paper, the Vc boundary in Fig. 2(a), is computed by locating the divergence of the static charge susceptibility chi(k,i nu_0) at (pi,pi) within self-consistent GW+EDMFT. This observable is independent of the multiplet populations p1 and p3 and of the phenomenological wavefunction psi introduced later. The psi-based Vc estimate in Fig. 5(d) is explicitly presented as a reinterpretation or consistency check ("This result confirms the role of maximum S states...") rather than as the derivation of the boundary. The atomic-limit formula Vc = U/4(1 - 3J/U) is derived separately from the Kanamori atomic energies and is compared with, not fitted to, the GW+EDMFT values. The identification of the spin-freezing crossover regime uses the self-energy exponent alpha and the ratio Delta chi_s / chi_s, which are independent of the charge susceptibility used to define Vc. The stated limitations in the Methods, namely measuring only density-density two-particle correlation functions and restricting to the paramagnetic isotropic phase, are approximation-level concerns that could affect quantitative accuracy, but they do not make any claimed result equivalent to its inputs by construction. No load-bearing self-citation chain is present; the cited impurity-solver and space-time method references are code and methodology attributions. Therefore, no circular step can be exhibited from the paper's own equations or reasoning.

Assumptions & free parameters 3 free parameters · 9 assumptions · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on the Kanamori model, the GW+EDMFT approximation, the density-density-only two-particle measurement, the paramagnetic isotropic phase, and convergence assumptions. The only fitted quantity entering an explanatory model is p1 (plus the diagnostic exponents alpha and Gamma). No new physical entities are introduced.

free parameters (3)
  • p1 = ~0.1-0.2 (from Fig. 5, not tabulated)
    Population of the |1,1,1/2> state extracted from GW+EDMFT multiplet populations; the only variational parameter in the wavefunction ψ used to compute Vc(p1) in Fig. 5(d).
  • alpha = 0.4-0.5 in the spin-freezing regime
    Exponent in ImSigma_loc(i omega_n) ≈ -Gamma + A(omega_n)^alpha, fit to the three lowest Matsubara frequencies; used to locate the spin-freezing crossover.
  • Gamma = ≈0 in spin-freezing; >0 in the frozen moment regime
    Offset from the same self-energy fit; the classification of spin-freezing versus frozen moment depends on Gamma being near zero.
assumptions (9)
  • domain assumption Kanamori form of the local interaction with spin-rotational and orbital symmetry (Eq. 2) describes the three-orbital model.
    Standard model for three-orbital Hund's metals; the paper relies on its eigenstates |N,L,S> for the multiplet analysis.
  • domain assumption GW+EDMFT functional Psi[G,W] = Psi_EDMFT + Psi_GW_nonlocal provides an adequate nonperturbative solution.
    Methods section; the central physical claim rests on this approximation being accurate for the charge susceptibility and Vc.
  • domain assumption Restriction to the paramagnetic isotropic phase is sufficient to capture the CO instability.
    All calculations are in the paramagnetic isotropic phase; possible competing magnetic order is not considered.
  • domain assumption Only density-density two-particle correlation functions from the impurity are needed; non-density-density channels are ill-screened and can be neglected.
    Methods: 'we measured only the density-density type of two-particle correlation functions from the impurity'; this is a stated but untested approximation that directly affects Vc.
  • domain assumption Atomic limit (t=0, T=0) phase boundary estimates remain a good guide at finite t and betaD=100.
    Used to compare GW+EDMFT Vc with Vc=U/4(1-3J/U); the paper argues interaction energy dominates over kinetic energy.
  • domain assumption A 32x32 k-point grid and betaD=100 are sufficiently converged.
    Computational parameters in Supplemental Note 2; no convergence tests are shown.
  • domain assumption Divergence of the static charge susceptibility at k=(pi,pi) identifies the d3+d1 CO transition.
    Main text: the transition is identified by divergence of chi(k,i nu_0), and real-space susceptibility supports (pi,pi) order.
  • ad hoc to paper The phenomenological wavefunction psi = sqrt(p1)|1,1,1/2> + sqrt(1-2p1)|2,1,1> + sqrt(p1)|3,0,3/2> with maximum-spin states only is valid in the large U and J/U limit.
    Introduced to explain the Vc downturn; the authors state it is valid in the large U and J/U limit, but deviations at J/U=0.1 and 0.15 show its limits.
  • ad hoc to paper Populations p3 and p1 are approximately equal, so only one parameter p1 is needed in psi.
    Fig. 5 shows p3 approx p1 in the spin-freezing regime; the Vc(p1) estimate depends on this equality.

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  title        = {Pith review of: Nonlocal Coulomb interaction and spin-freezing crossover as a route to valence-skipping charge order},
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abstract

Multiorbital systems away from global half-filling host intriguing physical properties promoted by Hund's coupling. Despite increasing awareness of this regime dubbed Hund's metal, effect of nonlocal interaction is still elusive. Here we study a three-orbital model with $1/3$ filling (two electrons per site) including the intersite Coulomb interaction ($V$). Using the $GW$ plus extended dynamical mean-field theory, the valence-skipping charge order transition is shown to be driven by $V$. Most interestingly, the instability to this transition is significantly enhanced in the spin-freezing crossover regime, thereby lowering the critical $V$ to the formation of charge order. This behavior is found to be closely related to the population profile of the atomic multiplet states in the spin-freezing regime. In this regime, maximum spin states are dominant in each total charge subspace with substantial amount of one- and three-electron occupations, which leads to almost equal population of one- and the maximum spin three-electron state. Our finding unveils another feature of the Hund's metal, and has potential implications for the broad range of multiorbital systems as well as the recently discovered charge order in iron-pnictides.

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