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arXiv:cond-mat/0206128

Superconductivity Induced by Negative Centers

Grzegorz Litak A, Thereza Paiva, R. T. Scalettar, Carey Huscroft, Raimundo R. dos Santos

Published Jun 8, 2002• 0 citations
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Abstract

We study the effect of random dilution of attraction centers on electron pairing in a generalization of the negative $U$ Hubbard model where the interaction $U_i$, defined on the two dimensional lattice, can be $-|U|$ and 0 with probability $c$ and $1-c$ depending on the lattice site $i$. Using the determinant quantum Monte Carlo approach, we find the critical concentration $c_0$ of negative centers which leads to superconductivity, and show how the evolution of the local density on the two types of sites lends insight into the formation of global phase coherence.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0206128

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