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Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Traditional Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer theory explains superconductivity via Cooper instability, a log singularity in electron pair propagation due to the Fermi sea.
  • In cuprate superconductors, the pseudogap regime features a destroyed Fermi surface, suppressing the Cooper instability and posing a challenge to understanding pairing mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the mechanism of pairing instability in cuprate superconductors within the pseudogap regime.
  • To contrast the pairing mechanism in the pseudogap regime with the traditional Cooper instability.

Main Methods:

  • Numerical simulations using the Hubbard model.
  • Analysis of experimental data from angular-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) on cuprate superconductors.

Main Results:

  • The Cooper log singularity is suppressed in the pseudogap regime due to the partial destruction of the Fermi surface.
  • Pairing instability in this regime originates from an increasing spin-fluctuation pairing interaction strength as temperature decreases.

Conclusions:

  • The mechanism for pairing instability in cuprate superconductors differs from the traditional Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer theory in the pseudogap regime.
  • Spin fluctuations play a crucial role in mediating electron pairing in the absence of a complete Fermi sea.