Superconducting transitions in flat-band systems
Journal Article
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· Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
- Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States). Physics Dept.; The Regents of the University of California, Davis
- Univ. of Nice Sophia Antipolis (France)
- CNRS-UNS-NUS-NTU International Joint Research Unit (Singapore); Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris (France). Kastler Brossel Lab.; National Univ. of Singapore (Singapore). Centre for Quantum Technologies and Dept. of Physics
- Univ. of Nice Sophia Antipolis (France); National Univ. of Singapore (Singapore). Centre for Quantum Technologies; Inst. Univ. of France, Paris (France)
- Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States). Physics Dept.
The physics of strongly correlated quantum particles within a flat band was originally explored as a route to itinerant ferromagnetism and, indeed, a celebrated theorem by Lieb rigorously establishes that the ground state of the repulsive Hubbard model on a bipartite lattice with unequal number of sites in each sublattice must have nonzero spin S at half-filling. Recently, there has been interest in Lieb geometries due to the possibility of novel topological insulator, nematic, and Bose-Einstein condensed (BEC) phases. In this paper, we extend the understanding of the attractive Hubbard model on the Lieb lattice by using Determinant Quantum Monte Carlo to study real space charge and pair correlation functions not addressed by the Lieb theorems. Specifically, our results show unusual charge and charge transfer signatures within the flat band, and a reduction in pairing order at ρ = 2/3 and ρ = 4/3, the points at which the flat band is first occupied and then completely filled. Lastly, we compare our results to the case of flat bands in the Kagome lattice and demonstrate that the behavior observed in the two cases is rather different.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0001842
- OSTI ID:
- 1344110
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1180268
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 90; ISSN 1098-0121; ISSN PRBMDO
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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