Electronic properties of the Hubbard model on a frustrated triangular lattice

We study the electronic properties of the Hubbard model on a triangular lattice using the cellular dynamical mean-field theory. The interplay of strong geometric frustration and electron correlations causes a Mott transition at the Hubbard interaction U/t=10.5 and an unusual suppression of low-energy spin excitations. Doping of a triangular Mott insulator leads to a quasiparticle peak (no pseudogap) at the Fermi surface and to an unexpected increase of low-energy spin excitations, in stark contrast to the unfrustrated square lattice case. The present results give much insight into strongly frustrated electronic systems. A few predictions are made.