Superconductivity in the CuO double chain of Pr_2Ba_4Cu_7O_15-delta on the basis of Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid theory

TL;DR

This paper models the superconductivity in Pr_2Ba_4Cu_7O_15-delta using Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid theory, revealing a phase diagram and optimal electron density for superconductivity consistent with experiments.

Contribution

It introduces a theoretical framework combining the d-p double chain model with Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid theory to explain superconductivity in a new cuprate compound.

Findings

Superconducting phase appears in the phase diagram at certain electron densities.

The Luttinger parameter K_rho exceeds 1/2 at optimal doping, indicating dominant superconducting correlations.

Results align with experimental observations of superconductivity in Pr_2Ba_4Cu_7O_15-delta.

Abstract

Recently, Matsukawa et al. have discovered a new superconductor Pr_2Ba_4Cu_7O_15-delta in which metallic CuO double chains are responsible for the superconductivity. To investigate the superconductivity, we employ the d-p double chain model where the tight-binding parameters are determined so as to fit the LDA band structure. On the basis of the Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid theory, we obtain the phase diagram including the superconducting phase in the weak coupling limit. We also calculate the Luttinger liquid parameter K_rho as a function of the electron density $n$ by using the Hartree-Fock approximation. With increasing $n$ from quarter filling, K_rho increases, and then exceeds 1/2 when the superconducting correlation becomes most dominant. K_rho has a maximum at an optimal density between quarter- and half-filling. These results are consistent with the experimental observation.