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arXiv:2012.08528 · Science Advances

New mechanism and exact theory of superconductivity from strong repulsive interaction

Valentin Crépel, Liang Fu

Published Jul 23, 2021• 38 citations
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Abstract

reaching about 10% of the Fermi temperature. Our work demonstrates a powerful method for studying strong coupling superconductivity with unconventional pairing symmetry. It also offers a realistic new route to realizing finite angular momentum superfluidity of spin-polarized fermions in optical lattice.
DOI
10.1126/sciadv.abh2233

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