Wang, H.Scarola, Vito W.2017-02-202017-02-202011-06-202469-9950http://hdl.handle.net/10919/75083The electronic band structure of many compounds, e.g., carbon-based structures, can exhibit essentially no dispersion. Models of electrons in flat-band lattices define non-perturbative strongly correlated problems by default. We construct a set of Jastrow-correlated ansatz wavefunctions to capture the low energy physics of interacting particles in flat bands. We test the ansatz in a simple Coulomb model of spinless electrons in a honeycomb ribbon. We find that the wavefunction accurately captures the ground state in a transition from a crystal to a uniform quantum liquid.5 pagesapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightPhysics, Condensed MatterPhysicsQUANTUMCARBONEXCITATIONSSYMMETRIESCYLINDERSELECTRONSFERMIONSSTATESJastrow-correlated wave functions for flat-band latticesArticle - RefereedPhysical Review Bhttps://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.83.2451098324Scarola, VW [0000-0002-8653-2723]