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Unconventional $s$-Wave Pairing with Point-Node-Like Gap Structure in UTe$_2$

Superconductivity 2025-12-16 v5 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

We explore the pairing state and gap structure of UTe2_2 using a six-orbital model which we call the ff-dd-pp model. Our model accurately reproduces the quasi-two-dimensional Fermi surfaces consistent with recent de Haas-van Alphen oscillation measurements and the (0,±π,0)(0, \pm \pi, 0) antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations observed by neutron scattering. We incorporate on-site Coulomb repulsion for ff electrons and solve the linearized Eliashberg equation within the third-order perturbation theory to investigate the superconducting symmetry in UTe2_2. The most likely state is found to be an ss-wave state with a highly anisotropic superconducting gap structure that exhibits a point-node-like behavior of the specific heat at low temperatures.

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@article{arxiv.2312.10886,
  title  = {Unconventional $s$-Wave Pairing with Point-Node-Like Gap Structure in UTe$_2$},
  author = {Shingo Haruna and Takuji Nomura and Hirono Kaneyasu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.10886},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

Main Text: 4 pages, 7 figures; Supplementary Material: 7 pages, 4 figures. (Published; J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 93, 063701)

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