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Spin Fluctuation Induced Superconductivity Controlled by Orbital Fluctuation

Superconductivity 2009-11-07 v2 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

A microscopic Hamiltonian reflecting the correct symmetry of ff-orbitals is proposed to discuss superconductivity in heavy fermion systems. In the orbitally degenerate region in which not only spin fluctuations but also orbital fluctuations develop considerably, cancellation between spin and orbital fluctuations destabilizes dx2y2d_{x^{2}-y^{2}}-wave superconductivity. Entering the non-degenerate region by increasing the crystalline electric field, dx2y2d_{x^{2}-y^{2}}-wave superconductivity mediated by antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations emerges out of the suppression of orbital fluctuations. We argue that the present scenario can be applied to recently discovered superconductors CeTIn5_{5} (T=Ir, Rh, and Co).

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0204023,
  title  = {Spin Fluctuation Induced Superconductivity Controlled by Orbital Fluctuation},
  author = {Tetsuya Takimoto and Takashi Hotta and Takahiro Maehira and Kazuo Ueda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0204023},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 3 figures

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