Stripe-tuned superconductivity in single-flavor metals with nontrivial quantum geometry
Abstract
We study how the interplay between nontrivial quantum geometry and an applied stripe potential affects superconductivity in a two-dimensional single-flavor metal. Assuming a weak contact attractive interaction and focusing on the lowest subband in the presence of a strong stripe potential, we analytically derive two possible pairing states in the quasi-one-dimensional limit. In addition to the conventional longitudinal -wave order (with the stripes along the direction), we find that an exotic transverse -wave order can be stabilized. The competition between these two orders is controlled by the electron density of each stripe and the Berry-curvature-dressed interaction. Notably, the transverse wave order develops a nodal line at , while the longitudinal order is fully gapped. We discuss the possible experimental probes distinguishing these orders. Our results establish a way of controlling the pairing symmetry through a stripe potential, predicting superconductivity with nontrivial quantum geometry.
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@article{arxiv.2607.24905,
title = {Stripe-tuned superconductivity in single-flavor metals with nontrivial quantum geometry},
author = {Yi-Ting Tu and Yang-Zhi Chou and Yi Huang and Sankar Das Sarma},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.24905},
year = {2026}
}
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16 pages, 6 figures