Ground State Properties of the Two-Dimensional t-J Model

TL;DR

This study uses the power Lanczos method to analyze the ground state of the 2D t-J model, revealing enhanced d-wave pairing correlations and divergent charge and spin susceptibilities near half-filling, relevant to high-Tc superconductors.

Contribution

First detailed numerical analysis of the 2D t-J model's ground state showing divergence of susceptibilities and pairing correlations consistent with high-Tc superconductor behavior.

Findings

Enhanced d_{x^2-y^2}-wave pairing correlations near realistic parameters.

Divergent charge susceptibility as δ^{-1} near half-filling.

Divergent spin structure factor and antiferromagnetic correlation length.

Abstract

The two-dimensional $t$-$J$ model in the ground state is investigated by the power Lanczos method. The pairing-pairing correlation function for $d_{x^2-y^2}$-wave symmetry is enhanced in the realistic parameter regime for high-$T_c$ superconductors. The charge susceptibility $\chi_c$ shows divergent behavior as $\chi_c\propto\delta^{-1}$ near half-filling for the doping concentration $\delta$, indicating that the value of the dynamical exponent $z$ is four under the assumption of hyperscaling. The peak height of the spin structure factor $S_{max}(Q)$ also behaves as $S_{max}(Q) \propto\delta^{-1}$ near half-filling, which leads to the divergence of the antiferromagnetic correlation length $\xi_m$ as $\xi_m \propto\delta^{-1/2}$. The boundary of phase separation is estimated on the basis of the Maxwell construction. Numerical results are compared with experimental features observed in high-$T_c$ cuprates.