Enhancing $d$-wave superconductivity with nearest-neighbor attraction of extended Hubbard model

TL;DR

This study uses quantum Monte Carlo simulations to show that nearest-neighbor attraction enhances $d$-wave superconductivity in the extended Hubbard model by strengthening spin fluctuations and the pairing interaction.

Contribution

It provides a quantitative analysis of how nearest-neighbor attraction from electron-phonon coupling enhances $d$-wave pairing in the extended Hubbard model.

Findings

Nearest-neighbor attraction increases $d$-wave pairing interaction.

Charge fluctuations are suppressed at large momentum transfer.

Spin fluctuations are enhanced, supporting superconductivity.

Abstract

Motivated by the recent discovery of the anomalously nearest-neighbor attraction arising from the electron-phonon coupling, we quantitatively investigate the enhancing effects of this additional attractive channel on the $d$-wave SC based on dynamic cluster quantum Monte Carlo calculations of doped two-dimensional extended Hubbard model with nearest-neighbor attraction $-V$. Focusing on the range of $0<-V/t \le 2$, our simulations indicate that the dynamics of $d$-wave projected pairing interaction is attractive at all frequencies and increases with $|V|$. Moreover, turning on $-V$ attraction enhances the $(\pi,\pi)$ spin fluctuations but only enhances (suppresses) the charge fluctuations for small (large) momentum transfer. Thus, at $V/t=-1$ relevant to ``holon folding branch'', the charge fluctuations are insufficient to compete with $d$-wave pairing interaction strengthened by enhanced spin fluctuations. Our work suggest the underlying rich interplay between the spin and charge fluctuations in giving rise to the superconducting properties.