Effective model and $s_\pm$-wave superconductivity in trilayer nickelate La$_4$Ni$_3$O$_{10}$

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Hauptverfasser: Yang, Qing-Geng, Jiang, Kai-Yue, Wang, Da, Lu, Hong-Yan, Wang, Qiang-Hua
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author Yang, Qing-Geng
Jiang, Kai-Yue
Wang, Da
Lu, Hong-Yan
Wang, Qiang-Hua
author_facet Yang, Qing-Geng
Jiang, Kai-Yue
Wang, Da
Lu, Hong-Yan
Wang, Qiang-Hua
contents The recent discovery of bulk superconductivity in trilayer nickelate La$_4$Ni$_3$O$_{10}$ with the critical temperature $T_c$ near $30$K under high pressure is attracting a new wave of research interest, after the breakthrough of bilayer La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ with $T_c$ near $80$K. The similarities and differences of electronic structure and superconducting mechanism in these two systems are urgent theoretical issues. In this Letter, we study the electronic band structure and construct a minimal trilayer tight-binding model for the high-pressure phase of La$_4$Ni$_3$O$_{10}$ in terms of the nickel $3d_{x^2-y^2}$ and $3d_{3z^2-r^2}$ orbitals, and study the superconducting mechanism due to local Coulomb interactions by the unbiased functional renormalization group. We find antiferromagnetic correlations between the outer layers instead of neighboring ones, apart from the inplane correlations. The effective interaction induces Cooper pairing with the $s_\pm$-wave symmetry, which changes sign across the Fermi pockets. We find $T_c$ in La$_4$Ni$_3$O$_{10}$ is systematically lower than that in La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$, and electron doping can enhance $T_c$.
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spellingShingle Effective model and $s_\pm$-wave superconductivity in trilayer nickelate La$_4$Ni$_3$O$_{10}$
Yang, Qing-Geng
Jiang, Kai-Yue
Wang, Da
Lu, Hong-Yan
Wang, Qiang-Hua
Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
The recent discovery of bulk superconductivity in trilayer nickelate La$_4$Ni$_3$O$_{10}$ with the critical temperature $T_c$ near $30$K under high pressure is attracting a new wave of research interest, after the breakthrough of bilayer La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ with $T_c$ near $80$K. The similarities and differences of electronic structure and superconducting mechanism in these two systems are urgent theoretical issues. In this Letter, we study the electronic band structure and construct a minimal trilayer tight-binding model for the high-pressure phase of La$_4$Ni$_3$O$_{10}$ in terms of the nickel $3d_{x^2-y^2}$ and $3d_{3z^2-r^2}$ orbitals, and study the superconducting mechanism due to local Coulomb interactions by the unbiased functional renormalization group. We find antiferromagnetic correlations between the outer layers instead of neighboring ones, apart from the inplane correlations. The effective interaction induces Cooper pairing with the $s_\pm$-wave symmetry, which changes sign across the Fermi pockets. We find $T_c$ in La$_4$Ni$_3$O$_{10}$ is systematically lower than that in La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$, and electron doping can enhance $T_c$.
title Effective model and $s_\pm$-wave superconductivity in trilayer nickelate La$_4$Ni$_3$O$_{10}$
topic Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.05447