Finite-momentum bound pairs of two electrons in an altermagnetic metal

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Main Authors: Hu, Hui, Liu, Zhao, Wang, Jia, Liu, Xia-Ji
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author Hu, Hui
Liu, Zhao
Wang, Jia
Liu, Xia-Ji
author_facet Hu, Hui
Liu, Zhao
Wang, Jia
Liu, Xia-Ji
contents We solve the two-electron problem on a square lattice with $d$-wave altermagnetism, considering both on-site and nearest-neighbor attractive interactions. The altermagnetic spin-splitting in the single-particle dispersion naturally gives rise to a ground state of two-electron bound pairs with nonzero center-of-mass momentum. This finite-momentum pairing can be interpreted as a two-body mechanism underlying the recently proposed altermagnetism-induced Fulde--Ferrell--Larkin--Ovchinnikov (FFLO) superconducting state. Additionally, when the nearest-neighbor attraction is strong, the resulting finite-momentum bound pairs exhibit a mixture of both spin-singlet and spin-triplet characteristics, suggesting the possibility of unconventional superconductors, where spin-singlet and spin-triplet pairings coexist.
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spellingShingle Finite-momentum bound pairs of two electrons in an altermagnetic metal
Hu, Hui
Liu, Zhao
Wang, Jia
Liu, Xia-Ji
Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
We solve the two-electron problem on a square lattice with $d$-wave altermagnetism, considering both on-site and nearest-neighbor attractive interactions. The altermagnetic spin-splitting in the single-particle dispersion naturally gives rise to a ground state of two-electron bound pairs with nonzero center-of-mass momentum. This finite-momentum pairing can be interpreted as a two-body mechanism underlying the recently proposed altermagnetism-induced Fulde--Ferrell--Larkin--Ovchinnikov (FFLO) superconducting state. Additionally, when the nearest-neighbor attraction is strong, the resulting finite-momentum bound pairs exhibit a mixture of both spin-singlet and spin-triplet characteristics, suggesting the possibility of unconventional superconductors, where spin-singlet and spin-triplet pairings coexist.
title Finite-momentum bound pairs of two electrons in an altermagnetic metal
topic Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.12905