M. Kiselev et al., Some consequences of electronic topological transition in 2D system on a square lattice: Excitonic ordered states, EUR PHY J B, 16(4), 2000, pp. 601-611
We study in a mean-field approximation the ordered "excitonic" states which
develop around the quantum critical point. (QCP) associated with the elect
ronic topological transition (ETT) in a 2D electron system on a square latt
ice. We consider the case of hopping beyond nearest neighbors when ETT has
an unusual character. We show that the amplitude of the order parameter (OP
) and of the gap in the electron spectrum increase with increasing the dist
ance from the QCP, delta(c) - delta, where delta = 1 - n and n is an electr
on concentration. Such a behavior is different from the ordinary case when
OP and the gap decrease when going away from the point which is a motor for
instability. WE show that the chemical potential lies always inside the ga
p fur wavevectors k in a proximity of (0, pi) whatever is the doping concen
tration. The spectrum gets a characteristic flat shape as a result of hybri
dization effect in the vicinity of two different SP's. The shape of the spe
ctrum as a function of k and the angle dependence of the gap have a strikin
g similarity with the features observed in the normal state of the underdop
ed high-T-c cuprates. We discuss also details about the phase diagram and t
he behaviour of the density of states.