Mean field approach plus the Bethe ansatz solution of one dimensional models of Kondo insulator

TL;DR

This paper combines mean field theory and Bethe ansatz to analyze one-dimensional Kondo insulators, revealing singlet formation and proposing a new mechanism for high-temperature superconductivity.

Contribution

It introduces a unified approach using mean field and Bethe ansatz to solve ground states of 1D Kondo and Anderson lattices at half filling, applicable for arbitrary exchange interactions.

Findings

Electrons and local moments form singlets at each lattice site.

Kondo insulator resembles a Mott insulator in the Hubbard chain.

Proposes a new mechanism for high T_c superconductivity.

Abstract

The Kondo insulator (KI) is studyed in the frameworrk of one dimensional models of Kondo and symmentic Anderson lattices at half filling. The consistent application of the mean field approach and the solution using the Bethe ansatz made it possible to come close to solving the problem of the ground state of KI. It is shown, that in ${Z}_2$-field electrons and local moments form singlets at each lattice site. This field leads to an on-site interaction, on which electrons are scattered. In the Kondo chain the Kondo insulator is similar to the Mott insulator in the Hubbard chain. The advantage of proposed approach is that it is possible to solve the problem for arbitrary exchange interaction constant. In the Anderson lattice, the indirect on-site interaction between band electrons is attractive, which makes it possible to propose a new mechanism for high $T_c$ superconductivity in real compounds.