Unconventional pairing mechanisms of superconductivity in strongly correlated fermion systems

Philippe A. Martin, FRANÇOIS ROTHEN

Sheng Chen, Qiao Yang, Wéi Wú +1 more

Understanding superconductivity emerging from repulsive fermions remains a major challenge in condensed matter physics. In this paper, we investigate the pairing tendencies in a one-dimensional, three component repulsive Hubbard model, using the density matrix renormalization group method. At half-filling, the system exhibits density wave ground state due to strong Hubbard repulsions. Upon doping, we find that Cooper pairs can emerge, whose fluctuations predominate the long-range physics in the system across a wide parameter range. The effective attractions between Cooper pairs are mediated by the particle-hole fluctuations in the third non-pairing component, resembling an excitonic mechanism of superconductivity. The coexistence of multiple density waves and superconductivity at different fermion fillings is explored. We also present an analytical study of the pairing mechanism in both weak and strong coupling limits. Our results provide a new perspective for understanding and exploring unconventional superconductivities in strongly correlated fermionic systems.

Philippe A. Martin, FRANÇOIS ROTHEN

Kevin Slagle, Yong Baek Kim

Motivated by a scarcity of simple and analytically tractable models of superconductivity from strong repulsive interactions, we introduce a simple tight-binding lattice model of fermions with repulsive interactions that exhibits unconventional superconductivity (beyond BCS theory). The model resembles an idealized trilayer. The Cooper pair consists of electrons on opposite sides of the dielectric, which mediates the attraction. In the strong coupling limit, we use degenerate perturbation theory to show that the model reduces to a superconducting hard-core Bose-Hubbard model. Above the superconducting critical temperature, an analog of pseudo-gap physics results where the fermions remain Cooper paired with a large single-particle energy gap.

Satoshi Nishimoto, Y. Ohta

We investigate the interplay between ferromagnetism and unconventional superconductivity in a two-dimensional anisotropic triangular-lattice Hubbard model using the density-matrix renormalization group (DMRG) method. A novel mechanism for spin-triplet f -wave superconductivity is identified, driven by three-site cyclic-exchange interactions. This mechanism highlights the crucial role of lattice anisotropy and triangular hopping networks in stabilizing ferromagnetic correlations necessary for spin-triplet pairing. The slow decay of pair-correlation functions and their sign change under a π / 3 rotation confirm the dominant f -wave symmetry of the superconducting state. These findings offer a unified theoretical framework for understanding unconventional superconductivity in strongly correlated electron systems, with potential relevance to materials such as Bechgaard salts ( TMTSF ) 2 X , cobalt oxide Na 0 . 35 CoO 2 ⋅ 1 . 3 H 2 O , and layered perovskite Sr 2 RuO 4 . • Identifies a mechanism for spin-triplet superconductivity via three-site cyclic exchange. • Demonstrates f -wave pairing symmetry in a triangular-lattice Hubbard model. • Shows lattice anisotropy promotes ferromagnetism that stabilizes triplet pairing.

Sudbo Asle