Journal of Physics Conference Series
Interplay between staggered flux and d-wave superconducting orders in t-t′-J model
Kenji Kobayashi, Hisatoshi Yokoyama, Yuta Toga
Abstract
With cuprate superconductors in mind, we check whether the d -wave superconducting ( d SC) state coexists with or excludes the staggered flux (SF) state, which was revealed to be a strong candidate for the pseudogap state. To this end, we use a variational Monte Carlo method for the square-lattice t - J model with diagonal transfer t '. We construct a trial wave function which can simultaneously represent d SC and SF orders for a continuous description of their interplay. Furthermore, a band renormalization effect is introduced into both orders independently. It is found that the SF state does not coexist with d SC and is unstable for a wide area in the parameter space. However, a strange state having both SF and antiferromagnetic orders is found to be stable for very low doping rate.