Thermal phase transition in $F(R)$-charged $AdS_{4}$-scalar theory

Abstract

We investigate instabilities of $F(R)$-charged $AdS_{4}$ black holes by a massive charged scalar field in a linear perturbation regime. We study tachyonic instabilities as the near horizon scalar condensation in a model of $F(R)$ gravity with planar horizon and investigate properties of possible phase transitions. The results show that such transitions are sensitive to the first derivative of $F(R)$ with respect to $R$ in that the larger its value, the higher the critical temperature, thus resulting in a new generation of high-temperature superconductors. Also, for a certain range of parameters, $F(R)$-charged $AdS_{4}$ black holes suffer from superradiant instability. We consider the effects of the scalar mass and charge on such instabilities and conclude that RN black holes decay into small hairy black holes that have a charged scalar condensate floating near the horizon. It is shown that the existence of phase transition at the critical temperature leading to a hairy black hole solution emerges for $T T_{c}$. The effect of $F(R)$ on the critical temperature is subsequently investigated in the case of superradiant instability, showing that higher critical temperatures would be possible in $F(R)$ gravity. We also check the stability of hairy black holes and show that the resulting hairy solution can be considered as a possible end point of superradiant instability of a small charged black hole.