Theoretical study of the electronic correlation and superconducting pairing in La$_{2.85}$Pr$_{0.15}$Ni$_2$O$_7$ film grown on SrLaAlO$_4$

Abstract

We investigate the electronic correlation effects in La$_{2.85}$Pr$_{0.15}$Ni$_2$O$_7$ film grown on SrLaAlO$_4$ by fluctuation-exchange approximation. The $\gamma$ and $\delta$ bands are found to shift down with correlation while their Fermi surfaces become highly damped and cannot to be resolved experimentally. In contrast, the $\alpha$ and $\beta$ Fermi surfaces do not vary much with correlation and they are sharp enough to be detected in experiments. The spin susceptibility peaks at a wave vector in the odd channel, connecting the symmetric $\gamma$ band and the asymmetric $\delta$ band. The superconducting pairing symmetry is robustly $s$-wave and the $\delta$ band has the largest pairing magnitude. All the findings suggest a dominant role of the $3d_{z^{2}}$ orbital in this material.