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arXiv:2610.30321

Extreme competition between stripes and superconductivity in the hole-doped Hubbard model

Ao Chen, Johnnie Gray, Si-Jing Du, Garnet Kin-Lic Chan

cond-mat.str-elcond-mat.dis-nncond-mat.supr-conquant-phSubmitted Oct 21, 2026• Announced Oct 23, 2026• 0 citations
v1 · Oct 21, 2026v2 · Oct 26, 2026
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Abstract

The two-dimensional Hubbard model was originally proposed as the minimal model of uniform $d$-wave superconductivity in the cuprate high-temperature superconductors, but recent calculations with relevant parameters in a realistic doping regime have often found other ground states. Further, uncertainty remains over such results due to the intrinsic bias of different computational methods. Here we address this uncertainty through state-of-the-art neural tensor network and neural backflow state simulations, enabled by large-scale GPU computation, that together reach an unprecedented variational accuracy on lattices with up to 1024 sites. At $1/8$ doping in the pure Hubbard model, as well as with next-nearest-neighbor hopping relevant to the hole-doped cuprates, we reveal a near degeneracy among a low-energy uniform $d$-wave state, superconducting stripes, and non-superconducting stripe states on the milli-$t$ energy scale. Our work rebalances the narrative that the Hubbard model supports a single dominant order in relevant parameter regimes towards a picture of extreme competition between stripes and superconductivity.

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The Hubbard model is an iconic model in quantum many-body physics and has been intensely studied, especially since the discovery of high-temperature cuprate superconductors. Combining the complementary capabilities of two computational methods, we found superconductivity in both the electron- and hole-doped regimes of the two-dimensional Hubbard model with next-nearest-neighbor hopping. In the electron-doped regime, superconductivity was weaker and was accompanied by antiferromagnetic Néel correlations at low doping. The strong superconductivity on the hole-doped side coexisted with stripe order, which persisted into the overdoped region with weaker hole-density modulation. These stripe orders varied in fillings between 0.6 and 0.8. Our results suggest the applicability of the Hubbard model with next-nearest hopping for describing cuprate high–transition temperature ( T c ) superconductivity.
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') neighbor hoppings. Our work investigates the consequences of increasing hole doping on the instauration of stripes and the behavior of the superconducting order parameter, with a discussion on how the two phenomena affect each other. We consider two different values of the next-nearest neighbor hopping parameter, that are appropriate for describing cuprate superconductors. We observe that stripes are the optimal state in a wide doping range; the stripe wavelength reduces at increasing doping, until stripes melt into a uniform state for large values of doping. Superconducting pair-pair correlations, indicating the presence of superconductivity, are always suppressed in the presence of stripes. Our results suggest that the phase diagram for the single-band Hubbard model is dominated by stripes, with superconductivity being possible only in a narrow doping range between striped states and a nonsuperconducting metal.