We consider a system of three particles consisting of two identical fermions and one other particle on a one-dimensional lattice. The fermions interact via a nearest-neighbor potential of strength
μ1∈R , while the interaction between a fermion and one other particle is via an on-site potential with strength
μ2∈R . We establish existence of bound states of the associated three-body lattice Schrödinger operator for all values of the total quasimomentum
K∈T1 . Furthermore, we show that both the bound state
fμ1μ2(K;⋅,⋅) and its corresponding eigenvalue
Eμ1μ2(K) depend holomorphically on the quasimomentum.
We study the formation of bound states in a one-dimensional, single-component Fermi chain with attractive interactions. The phase diagram, computed from DMRG (density matrix renormalization group), shows not only a superfluid of paired fermions (pair phase) and a liquid of three-fermion bound states (trion phase), but also a phase with two gapless modes. We show that the latter phase is described by a two-component Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid (TLL) theory, consisting of one charged and one neutral mode. We argue based on our numerical data, that the single, pair, and trion phases are descendants of the two-component TLL theory. We speculate on the nature of the phase transitions amongst these phases.