The square-lattice Hubbard and closely related t-J models are considered as basic paradigms for understanding strong correlation effects and unconventional superconductivity (SC). Recent large-scale density matrix renormalization group simulations on the extended t-J model have identified d-wave SC on the electron-doped side (with the next-nearest-neighbor hopping t_{2}>0) but a dominant charge density wave (CDW) order on the hole-doped side (t_{2}<0), which is inconsistent with the SC of hole-doped cuprate compounds. We re-examine the ground-state phase diagram of the extended t-J model by employing the state-of-the-art density matrix renormalization group calculations with much enhanced bond dimensions, allowing more accurate determination of the ground state. On six-leg cylinders, while different CDW phases are identified on the hole-doped side for the doping range δ=1/16-1/8, a SC phase emerges at a lower doping regime, with algebraically decaying pairing correlations and d-wave symmetry. On the wider eight-leg systems, the d-wave SC also emerges on the hole-doped side at the optimal 1/8 doping, demonstrating the winning of SC over CDW by increasing the system width. Our results not only suggest a new path to SC in general t-J model through weakening the competing charge orders, but also provide a unified understanding on the SC of both hole- and electron-doped cuprate superconductors.
The Hubbard and closely related t-J models are exciting platforms for unconventional superconductivity (SC). Through state-of-the-art density matrix renormalization group calculations using the grand canonical ensemble, we address open issues regarding the ground-state phase diagram of the extended t-J model on a square lattice in the parameter regime relevant to cuprate superconductors. On large 8-leg cylinders, we demonstrate that the pure t-J model with only nearest-neighbor hoppings and superexchange interactions, for a wide range of doping ( δ = 0.1 to 0.2 ), hosts robust d-wave superconductivity possibly coexisting with weak unidirectional pair density wave. Furthermore, a small next nearest neighbor hopping t 2 suppresses pair and charge density waves, resulting in a uniform d-wave SC phase in both electron- and hole-doped cuprate model systems. Our work validates the t-J model as a proper minimum model for the emergence of superconductivity in cuprate superconductors.
The authors employ the density-matrix renormalization group to investigate the doped Hubbard model on six-leg square cylinders. It uncovers a rich quantum phase diagram, intricately sensitive to next-nearest-neighbor electron hopping ($t\ensuremath{'}$). The positive-
t\ensuremath{'} region shows a robust
d-wave superconducting phase with intertwined superconducting and charge-density-wave orders. In contrast, the negative-
t\ensuremath{'} side remains insulating, where doped holes form either long-range charge stripe order at small
t\ensuremath{'} or a holon Wigner crystal with one doped hole per emergent unit cell and short-range spin correlations at larger
t'.
Pair-density-wave (PDW) superconductivity is a state in which the superconducting order parameter modulates at a finite wavevector. Using large-scale density matrix renormalization group, we study the doped altermagnetic Mott insulator in the checkerboard
t-
J model, where altermagnetic exchange anisotropy is encoded microscopically through anisotropic ferromagnetic next-nearest-neighbor exchange. By mapping the ground-state phase diagram as a function of doping and altermagnetic anisotropy, mainly on six-leg cylinders, we identify a transition from a uniform
d-wave superconducting regime with charge modulation to a PDW regime coexisting with stripe order. In the PDW regime, we report an unconventional wave-vector locking
QPDW≈2QStripe along the cylinder direction, in contrast to the conventional relation. Pair correlations reveal a two-scale structure, consisting of short-distance local
d-wave pairing and long-distance finite-momentum PDW correlations. A symmetry-based Ginzburg--Landau analysis is presented for the observed locking. Our results identify altermagnetism as a strong-coupling, microscopically grounded route to finite-momentum superconductivity in doped Mott insulators.
Recently, a flurry of works have found strong competition between charge density wave (CDW) and superconductivity (SC) in the doped Hubbard and $t\text{\ensuremath{-}}J$ models on the square lattice. Interestingly, some recent results suggest that the electron-phonon coupling may suppress CDW order and enhance SC. In this work, we consider the square-lattice Hubbard model with the Holstein or Su-Schrieffer-Heeger electron-phonon coupling at the large-
U and antiadiabatic (infinite phonon frequency) limits, which gives an effective $t\text{\ensuremath{-}}J$ model with either a density attractive interaction
V or a
JP term that contributes a larger spin exchange and a density repulsive interaction. To explore how these effective couplings may tune the competition between CDW and SC, we implement the density matrix renormalization group simulations on the $t\text{\ensuremath{-}}{t}^{\ensuremath{'}}\text{\ensuremath{-}}J$ model with
V or
JP coupling. We focus on the six-leg cylinder system with the next-nearest-neighbor hopping ${t}^{\ensuremath{'}}$, which hosts partially filled stripe and
d-wave SC in phase diagram. By tuning ${t}^{\ensuremath{'}}/t>0$ and
V or
JP, we establish two quantum phase diagrams at
121 doping ratio. In the SC phases, the increased
V or
JP coupling can enhance the quasi-long-range SC order, consistent with some previous findings. Nonetheless, no SC emerges when the partially filled stripe phase disappears with increased
V or
JP. Instead, the system has a transition to either a phase-separation-like regime or a filled stripe phase. On the other hand, with increased ${t}^{\ensuremath{'}}/t$, not only the partially filled stripe but the phase separation and filled stripe can also be tuned to SC phase. Our results suggest that although
V and
JP couplings may strengthen hole binding, the hole dynamics controlled by ${t}^{\ensuremath{'}}/t$ appears to play a more crucial role for obtaining a SC in the $t\text{\ensuremath{-}}J$ model.
We study the prerequisites for realizing superconductivity in doped triangular-lattice Mott insulators by considering three distinct parent spin backgrounds, i.e., ${120}^{\ensuremath{\circ}}$ antiferromagnets, quantum spin liquid, and stripy antiferromagnets, and all possible sign combinations $({\ensuremath{\tau}}_{1},{\ensuremath{\tau}}_{2})$ of nearest-neighbor hopping and next-nearest-neighbor hopping
(t1,t2). Based on density matrix renormalization group calculations, we find that, with finite
t2 and specific sign combinations $({\ensuremath{\tau}}_{1},{\ensuremath{\tau}}_{2})$, the quasi-long-range superconductivity order can always be achieved, regardless of the nature of the parent spin backgrounds. Besides specific hopping signs $({\ensuremath{\tau}}_{1},{\ensuremath{\tau}}_{2})$, these superconductivity phases in triangular lattices are commonly characterized by short-ranged spin correlations and two charges per stripe. In the robust superconductivity phase realized at larger
t2/t1, flipping the signs ${\ensuremath{\tau}}_{2}$ and ${\ensuremath{\tau}}_{1}$ gives rise to the stripe phase without strong pairing and a pseudogaplike phase without Cooper-pair phase coherence, respectively. Interestingly, the roles of the two hopping signs are switched at smaller
t2/t1. Moreover, different sign combinations $({\ensuremath{\tau}}_{1},{\ensuremath{\tau}}_{2})$ would stabilize distinct phases including superconductivity, charge density waves, spin density waves, and pseudogaplike phases accordingly. Our findings suggest the important role of charge kinetic energy in realizing superconductivity in doped triangular-lattice Mott insulators.