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Tuning competition between charge order and superconductivity in the square-lattice $t$-$t'$-$J$ model

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2025-02-03 v4

Abstract

Recently, a flurry of works have found strong competition between charge density wave (CDW) and superconductivity (SC) in the doped Hubbard and tt-JJ models on the square lattice. Interestingly, some recent results suggest that the electron-phonon coupling may suppress CDW order and enhance SC. In this work, we consider the square-lattice Hubbard model with the Holstein or Su-Schrieffer-Heeger electron-phonon coupling at the large-UU and antiadiabatic (infinite phonon frequency) limit, which gives an effective tt-JJ model with either a density attractive interaction VV or a JPJ_P term that contributes a larger spin exchange and a density repulsive interaction. To explore how these effective couplings may suppress CDW and give a SC, we implement the density matrix renormalization group simulation on the tt-tt'-JJ model with VV or JPJ_P coupling. We focus on the {\it six-leg} cylinder system with the next-nearest-neighbor hopping tt', which hosts partially filled stripe and dd-wave SC in phase diagram. By tuning t/t>0t'/t > 0 and VV or JPJ_P, we establish two quantum phase diagrams. In the SC phases, the increased VV or JPJ_P coupling can enhance the quasi-long-range SC order, consistent with some previous findings. Nonetheless, no SC emerges when the partially filled stripe phase disappears with increased VV or JPJ_P. Instead, the system has a transition to either a phase-separation-like regime or a filled stripe phase. On the other hand, with increased t/tt'/t, not only the partially filled stripe but the phase separation and filled stripe can also be tuned to SC phase. Our results suggest that although VV and JPJ_P couplings may strengthen hole binding, the hole dynamics controlled by t/tt'/t appears to play more crucial role for obtaining a SC in tt-JJ model.

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@article{arxiv.2409.15270,
  title  = {Tuning competition between charge order and superconductivity in the square-lattice $t$-$t'$-$J$ model},
  author = {Xin Lu and Huaiming Guo and Wei-Qiang Chen and D. N. Sheng and Shou-Shu Gong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.15270},
  year   = {2025}
}

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12 pages, 10 figures