Interplay of spin density wave and superconductivity with different pairing symmetry

TL;DR

This study models the coexistence of spin density wave and superconductivity with various pairing symmetries, revealing that d-wave symmetry best matches high T_c cuprates and showing complex thermal behaviors.

Contribution

It provides a comparative theoretical analysis of SDW and superconductivity coexistence with different pairing symmetries using a Hubbard model and mean-field theory.

Findings

Phase diagram resembles high T_c cuprates for d-wave symmetry

Thermal variation shows coexistence and reentrance behaviors

Results align with experimental observations in borocarbides

Abstract

A model study for the coexistence of the spin density wave and superconductivity is presented. With reference to the recent angle resolved photo emmission experimental data in high T_c cuprates, presence of the nested pieces of bands is assumed. The single band Hubbard model, therefore, when treated within the Hatree-Fock mean field theory leads to a spin density wave (SDW) ground state. The superconductivity (SC) is assumed to be due to a generalised attractive potential with a separable form without specifying to any particular origin. It therefore allows a comparative study of the coexistence of superconductivity of different order parameter symmetry with the spin density wave state. We find that the phase diagram, comprising of the amplitudes of the respective gaps (SC and SDW) Vs. band filling resembles to that of the high T_c cuprates only when the order parameter of the superconducting phase has d-wave symmetry. Thermal variation of different order parameters (e.g, SC and SDW) also show interesting coexistence and reentrance behaviors that are consistent with experimental observations, specially for the borocarbides.