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Spin-triplet paired phases inside ferromagnet induced by Hund's rule coupling and electronic correlations: Application to $\mathrm{UGe}_2$

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2018-07-04 v2

Abstract

We discuss a mechanism of real-space spin-triplet pairing, alternative to that due to quantum paramagnon excitations, and demonstrate its applicability to UGe2\mathrm{UGe_2}. Both the Hund's rule ferromagnetic exchange and inter-electronic correlations contribute to the same extent to the equal-spin pairing, particularly in the regime in which the weak-coupling solution does not provide any. The theoretical results, obtained within the orbitally-degenerate Anderson lattice model, match excellently the observed phase diagram for UGe2\mathrm{UGe_2} with the coexistent ferromagnetic (FM1) and superconducting (A1A_1-type) phase. Additionally, weak A2A_2- and AA-type paired phases appear in very narrow regions near the metamaganetic (FM2 \rightarrow FM1) and FM1 \rightarrow paramagnetic first-order phase-transition borders, respectively. The values of magnetic moments in the FM2 and FM1 states are also reproduced correctly in a semiquantitative manner. The Hund's metal regime is also singled out as appearing near FM1-FM2 boundary.

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@article{arxiv.1712.08028,
  title  = {Spin-triplet paired phases inside ferromagnet induced by Hund's rule coupling and electronic correlations: Application to $\mathrm{UGe}_2$},
  author = {E. Kądzielawa-Major and M. Fidrysiak and P. Kubiczek and J. Spałek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.08028},
  year   = {2018}
}