Lifshitz transition and triplet $p$-wave pairing from the induced ferromagnetic plaquette via spin differentiated nonlocal interaction

TL;DR

This paper investigates how spin-differentiated nonlocal interactions in a 2D Hubbard model induce ferromagnetic plaquettes, Lifshitz transitions, and triplet p-wave pairing, revealing interaction-driven magnetic and electronic phase transitions.

Contribution

It introduces a novel mechanism where ferromagnetic plaquettes and Lifshitz transitions emerge from spin-differentiated interactions, leading to triplet pairing without geometric frustration.

Findings

Formation of short-range ferromagnetic plaquettes with staggered or striped patterns.

Lifshitz transition to quasi-one-dimensional bands due to kinetic frustration.

Emergence of triplet p-wave pairing driven by magnetic fluctuations.

Abstract

We study the two-dimensional extended Hubbard model on a square lattice and incorporate spin-differentiated nearest neighbor (NN) interactions where the equal-spin ($V_{uu}$) and unequal-spin ($V_{ud}$) terms are independently tuned parameters. We compute single-particle excitations as well as static spin and pairing susceptibilities perturbatively up to the fourth order within the thermodynamic limit and at a finite fixed temperature. By explicitly encoding a ferromagnetic-like NN interaction ($V_{uu} < V_{ud}$), we induce a competition among the uniform $q = (0,0)$, collinear $q = (\pi,0)$, and staggered $q = (\pi,\pi)$ spin excitations. This results in the formation of short-ranged $2\times 2$ ferromagnetic plaquettes arranged in staggered or striped patterns. Kinetic frustration in hopping, both within and between these plaquettes, manifests in single-particle properties, resulting in a reduction of bandwidth and ultimately triggering a Lifshitz transition to quasi-one-dimensional bands. Furthermore, an attractive effective interaction within the localized ferromagnetic plaquette results in the emergence of equal-spin triplet $p$-wave pairing. We demonstrate that sufficiently strong magnetic fluctuations, even at finite length scales, can significantly influence single-particle and pairing properties without breaking translational symmetry. Our approach provides a novel pathway to realize a variety of rich magnetic phases and Fermi surface reconstruction driven by interactions in the absence of explicit geometric frustration.