Strongly correlated nature of d-wave superconductivity in cuprates

Abstract

Abstract With the high- T c cuprates in mind, properties of correlated d -wave superconducting (SC) states are studied for a Hubbard model on square lattices with a diagonal transfer ( t - t’ - U model), using a variational Monte Carlo method. We employ a simple wave function, which includes crucial parameters, in particular, a doublon-holon (D-H) binding factor important for correlated SC and normal states as doped Mott insulators. We first check that the range of dominant superconductivity is limited to a strongly correlated regime ( U > W , U : onsite correlation strength, W : band width), and coincides with the effective range of the D-H binding factors. In this range of U/t and δ (doping rate), holons (in hole-doped cases) are classified into two types: doped holons and ones created as D-H pairs. Only the former holons participate in current, whereas the latter contribute to singlet-pair formation. Next, we show that the SC properties undergo a crossover at U = U co∼ W . For U U co, the behavior is appropriately interpreted with the conventional BCS mechanism, whereas for U > U co (the regime of cuprates), a new idea is needed to understand the peculiar SC behavior.