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Spin Singlet Ordering Suggested by Repulsive Interactions

Condensed Matter 2007-05-23 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We consider a correlated wavefunction including particle-hole pairing at half a reciprocal lattice vector for itinerant electrons hopping on a square lattice in two dimensions and subject both to on-site and nearest-neighbor repulsion. We find, within mean field theory, that in a suitable range of parameters there is a tendency toward a novel form of ordering characterized by discrete symmetry breaking and a gap at the magnetic zone boundary, which supports hole-like semiconductor behavior near half filling despite an apparently normal Fermi surface. The effective quasiparticle couplings to phonons includes a significant d-wave piece, which plausibly leads to an especially robust tendency toward superconductivity.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9510132,
  title  = {Spin Singlet Ordering Suggested by Repulsive Interactions},
  author = {Chetan Nayak and Frank Wilczek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9510132},
  year   = {2007}
}

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12 pages, no figures, Phyzzx