Finite-momentum superconductivity with singlet-triplet mixing in an altermagnetic metal: A pairing instability analysis
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| author | Hu, Hui Liu, Zhao Wang, Jia Liu, Xia-Ji Ohashi, Yoji |
| author_facet | Hu, Hui Liu, Zhao Wang, Jia Liu, Xia-Ji Ohashi, Yoji |
| contents | We analyze the pairing instability of an altermagnetic metal on a square lattice driven by an attractive nearest-neighbor interaction. This interaction enables multiple pairing channels, including even-parity extended $s$-wave and $d$-wave states, as well as two odd-parity $p$-wave channels. We verify that altermagnetic spin-splitting in the single-particle dispersion gives rise to finite-momentum pairing between electrons with unlike spins, in agreement with earlier predictions. Quite unexpectedly, this pairing typically emerges across multiple channels with mixed parity. Consequently, the resulting finite-momentum Fulde--Ferrell--Larkin--Ovchinnikov (FFLO) superconducting phase is expected to exhibit a multi-component order parameter featuring singlet-triplet mixing. We examine several forms of altermagnetism, specifically $d_{xy}$-wave and $d_{x^{2}-y^{2}}$-wave altermagnetic couplings, and present the corresponding phase diagrams. Additionally, we investigate the triplet pairing between electrons with identical spins, and find that it consistently occurs at zero center-of-mass momentum and is unfavorable at weak altermagnetic coupling and low electron filling. The influence of on-site attractive interactions on mixed-parity pairing is also explored. |
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| spellingShingle | Finite-momentum superconductivity with singlet-triplet mixing in an altermagnetic metal: A pairing instability analysis Hu, Hui Liu, Zhao Wang, Jia Liu, Xia-Ji Ohashi, Yoji Superconductivity Strongly Correlated Electrons We analyze the pairing instability of an altermagnetic metal on a square lattice driven by an attractive nearest-neighbor interaction. This interaction enables multiple pairing channels, including even-parity extended $s$-wave and $d$-wave states, as well as two odd-parity $p$-wave channels. We verify that altermagnetic spin-splitting in the single-particle dispersion gives rise to finite-momentum pairing between electrons with unlike spins, in agreement with earlier predictions. Quite unexpectedly, this pairing typically emerges across multiple channels with mixed parity. Consequently, the resulting finite-momentum Fulde--Ferrell--Larkin--Ovchinnikov (FFLO) superconducting phase is expected to exhibit a multi-component order parameter featuring singlet-triplet mixing. We examine several forms of altermagnetism, specifically $d_{xy}$-wave and $d_{x^{2}-y^{2}}$-wave altermagnetic couplings, and present the corresponding phase diagrams. Additionally, we investigate the triplet pairing between electrons with identical spins, and find that it consistently occurs at zero center-of-mass momentum and is unfavorable at weak altermagnetic coupling and low electron filling. The influence of on-site attractive interactions on mixed-parity pairing is also explored. |
| title | Finite-momentum superconductivity with singlet-triplet mixing in an altermagnetic metal: A pairing instability analysis |
| topic | Superconductivity Strongly Correlated Electrons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.12897 |