Transient dynamics of a one-dimensional Holstein polaron under the influence of an external electric field
Following the Dirac-Frenkel time-dependent variational principle, transient dynamics of a one-dimensional Holstein polaron with diagonal and off-diagonal exciton-phonon coupling in an external electric field is studied by employing the multi-D2 Ansatz, also known as a superposition of the usual Davy...
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| author | Huang, Zhongkai Chen, Lipeng Zhou, Nengji Zhao, Yang |
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| description | Following the Dirac-Frenkel time-dependent variational principle, transient dynamics of a one-dimensional Holstein polaron with diagonal and off-diagonal exciton-phonon coupling in an external electric field is studied by employing the multi-D2 Ansatz, also known as a superposition of the usual Davydov D2 trial states. Resultant polaron dynamics has significantly enhanced accuracy, and is in perfect agreement with that derived from the hierarchy equations of motion method. Starting from an initial broad wave packet, the exciton undergoes typical Bloch oscillations. Adding weak exciton-phonon coupling leads to a broadened exciton wave packet and a reduced current amplitude. Using a narrow wave packet as the initial state, the bare exciton oscillates in a symmetric breathing mode, but the symmetry is easily broken by weak coupling to phonons, resulting in a non-zero exciton current. For both scenarios, temporal periodicity is unchanged by exciton-phonon coupling. In particular, at variance with the case of an infinite linear chain, no steady state is found in a finite-sized ring within the anti-adiabatic regime. For strong diagonal coupling, the multi-math formula Anstaz is found to be highly accurate, and the phonon confinement gives rise to exciton localization and decay of the Bloch oscillations. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/863282023-07-14T15:50:41Z Transient dynamics of a one-dimensional Holstein polaron under the influence of an external electric field Huang, Zhongkai Chen, Lipeng Zhou, Nengji Zhao, Yang School of Materials Science & Engineering Bloch oscillations Polaron dynamics Following the Dirac-Frenkel time-dependent variational principle, transient dynamics of a one-dimensional Holstein polaron with diagonal and off-diagonal exciton-phonon coupling in an external electric field is studied by employing the multi-D2 Ansatz, also known as a superposition of the usual Davydov D2 trial states. Resultant polaron dynamics has significantly enhanced accuracy, and is in perfect agreement with that derived from the hierarchy equations of motion method. Starting from an initial broad wave packet, the exciton undergoes typical Bloch oscillations. Adding weak exciton-phonon coupling leads to a broadened exciton wave packet and a reduced current amplitude. Using a narrow wave packet as the initial state, the bare exciton oscillates in a symmetric breathing mode, but the symmetry is easily broken by weak coupling to phonons, resulting in a non-zero exciton current. For both scenarios, temporal periodicity is unchanged by exciton-phonon coupling. In particular, at variance with the case of an infinite linear chain, no steady state is found in a finite-sized ring within the anti-adiabatic regime. For strong diagonal coupling, the multi-math formula Anstaz is found to be highly accurate, and the phonon confinement gives rise to exciton localization and decay of the Bloch oscillations. NRF (Natl Research Foundation, S’pore) Accepted version 2017-11-08T05:11:52Z 2019-12-06T16:20:29Z 2017-11-08T05:11:52Z 2019-12-06T16:20:29Z 2017 Journal Article Huang, Z., Chen, L., Zhou, N., & Zhao, Y. (2017). Transient dynamics of a one-dimensional Holstein polaron under the influence of an external electric field. Annalen der Physik, 529(5), 1600367-. 0003-3804 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86328 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44008 10.1002/andp.201600367 en Annalen der Physik © 2017 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Annalen der Physik, WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/andp.201600367]. 14 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Bloch oscillations Polaron dynamics Huang, Zhongkai Chen, Lipeng Zhou, Nengji Zhao, Yang Transient dynamics of a one-dimensional Holstein polaron under the influence of an external electric field |
| title | Transient dynamics of a one-dimensional Holstein polaron under the influence of an external electric field |
| title_full | Transient dynamics of a one-dimensional Holstein polaron under the influence of an external electric field |
| title_fullStr | Transient dynamics of a one-dimensional Holstein polaron under the influence of an external electric field |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transient dynamics of a one-dimensional Holstein polaron under the influence of an external electric field |
| title_short | Transient dynamics of a one-dimensional Holstein polaron under the influence of an external electric field |
| title_sort | transient dynamics of a one dimensional holstein polaron under the influence of an external electric field |
| topic | Bloch oscillations Polaron dynamics |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86328 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44008 |
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