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Controlled hole doping of a Mott insulator of ultracold fermionic atoms

André Eckardt and Maciej Lewenstein
Phys. Rev. A 82, 011606(R) – Published 16 July 2010

Abstract

Considering a system of ultracold atoms in an optical lattice, we propose a simple and robust implementation of a quantum simulator for the homogeneous t-J model with a well-controlled fraction of holes x. The proposed experiment can provide valuable insight into the physics of cuprate superconductors. A similar scheme applied to bosons, moreover, allows one to investigate experimentally the subtle role of inhomogeneity when a system passes from one quantum phase to another.

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  • Received 13 February 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.82.011606

©2010 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

André Eckardt1,* and Maciej Lewenstein1,2

  • 1ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, Mediterranean Technology Park, E-08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
  • 2ICREA-Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Lluis Companys 23, E-08010 Barcelona, Spain

  • *andre.eckardt@icfo.es

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Vol. 82, Iss. 1 — July 2010

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