Exact diagonalization studies on two-band minimal model for iron-based superconductors

Abstract

In order to explore a superconducting mechanism on iron-based superconductors, we numerically study a two-band minimal model considering two degenerate d xz and d yz orbitals on Fe atom. We perform exact diagonalization on a two-band and two-leg square ladder totally composed of 10 lattice sites, which is computationally equivalent to 4-leg 20-sites square-Hubbard-ladder. Consequently, we find that a robust pairing occurs in a wide parameter range when the intra-orbital repulsive interaction becomes smaller than the inter-orbital one. Moreover, the obtained binding energy can grow into much larger value than that obtained in the single band Hubbard model depending on the parameter range.