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Chin. Phys. B, 2024, Vol. 33(1): 017404    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/ad1094
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Effects of carrier density and interactions on pairing symmetry in a t2g model

Yun-Xiao Li(李云霄)1, Wen-Han Xi(西文翰)1, Zhao-Yang Dong(董召阳)2, Zi-Jian Yao(姚子健)3, Shun-Li Yu(于顺利)1,4,†, and Jian-Xin Li(李建新)1,4,‡
1 National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China;
2 Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China;
3 Department of Physics, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China;
4 Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
Abstract  By utilizing the fluctuation exchange approximation method, we perform a study on the superconducting pairing symmetry in a t2g three-orbital model on the square lattice. Although the tight-binding parameters of the model are based on Sr2RuO4, we have systematically studied the evolution of superconducting pairing symmetry with the carrier density and interactions, making our findings relevant to a broader range of material systems. Under a moderate Hund's coupling, we find that spin fluctuations dominate the superconducting pairing, leading to a prevalent spin-singlet pairing with a dx2-y2-wave symmetry for the carrier density within the range of n=1.5—4 per site. By reducing the Hund's coupling, the charge fluctuations are enhanced and play a crucial role in determining the pairing symmetry, leading to a transition of the pairing symmetry from the spin-singlet dx2-y2-wave to the spin-triplet p-wave. Furthermore, we find that the superconducting pairings are orbital dependent. As the carrier density changes from n=4 to n=1.5, the active orbitals for superconducting pairing shift from the quasi-two-dimensional orbital dxy to the quasi-one-dimensional orbitals dxz and dyz.
Keywords:  unconventional superconductivity      pairing mechanism      Fermi surface      three-orbital model  
Received:  21 October 2023      Revised:  16 November 2023      Accepted manuscript online:  29 November 2023
PACS:  74.20.-z (Theories and models of superconducting state)  
  74.20.Rp (Pairing symmetries (other than s-wave))  
  71.18.+y (Fermi surface: calculations and measurements; effective mass, g factor)  
  75.10.Lp (Band and itinerant models)  
Fund: Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2021YFA1400400) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 92165205, 12074175, and 12374137).
Corresponding Authors:  Shun-Li Yu, Jian-Xin Li     E-mail:  slyu@nju.edu.cn;jxli@nju.edu.cn

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Yun-Xiao Li(李云霄), Wen-Han Xi(西文翰), Zhao-Yang Dong(董召阳), Zi-Jian Yao(姚子健), Shun-Li Yu(于顺利), and Jian-Xin Li(李建新) Effects of carrier density and interactions on pairing symmetry in a t2g model 2024 Chin. Phys. B 33 017404

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