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Zhong-Bing Huang

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arXiv2025

Strong enhancement of d-wave superconductivity in an extended checkerboard Hubbard ladder

By employing the density-matrix renormalization group method, we study an extended checkerboard Hubbard model on the two-leg ladder, which includes an intraplaquette nearest-neighbour attraction V. The simulated results show that V plays a significant role in enhancing the d-wave superconductivity when the electron density is close to half-filling. In the homogeneous case t'=t (t and t' are the intraplaquette and interplaquette hopping integrals), large critical |Vc| is required to induce the superconducting ground state. With decreasing t', |Vc| is substantially diminished and the pair state has a nearly C4 symmetry. In the extremely inhomogeneous case t'<0.2t, the system transits to the d-wave superconducting phase at V\sim-0.3t and V\sim-0.4t for U=8t and U=12t, respectively, accompanying with a shift of spin and single-particle excitations from gapless to gapped type.

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arXiv2021

Superconductivity, nematicity, and charge density wave in high-Tc cuprates: A common thread

To address the issues of superconducting and charge properties in high-T$_c$ cuprates, we perform a quantum Monte Carlo study of an extended three-band Emery model, which explicitly includes attractive interaction $V_{OO}$ between oxygen orbitals. In the physically relevant parameter range, we find that $V_{OO}$ acts to strongly enhance the long-range part of d-wave pairing correlation, with a clear tendency to form long-range superconducting order in the thermodynamic limit. Simultaneously, increasing $|V_{OO}|$ renders a rapid increase of the nematic charge structure factor at most of wavevectors, especially near $\textbf{q}=(0,0)$, indicating a dramatic enhancement of nematicity and charge density waves. Our findings suggest that the attraction between oxygen orbitals in high-T$_c$ cuprates is a common thread linking their superconducting and charge properties.

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arXiv2019

Superconductivity in an organometallic compound

Organometallic compounds constitute a very large group of substances that contain at least one metal-to-carbon bond in which the carbon is part of an organic group. They have played a major role in the development of the science of chemistry. These compounds are used to a large extent as catalysts (substances that increase the rate of reactions without themselves being consumed) and as intermediates in the laboratory and in industry. Recently, novel quantum phenormena such as topological insulators and superconductors were also suggested in these materials. However, there has been no report on the experimental exploration for the topological state. Evidence for superconductivity from the zero-resistivity state in any organometallic compound has not been achieved yet, though much efforts have been devoted. Here we report the experimental realization of superconductivity with the critical temperature of 3.6 K in a potassium-doped organometallic compound, $ i.e.$ tri-$o$-tolylbismuthine with the evidence of both the Meissner effect and the zero-resistivity state through the $dc$ and $ac$ magnetic susceptibility and resistivity measurements. The obtained superconducting parameters classify this compound as a type-II superconductor. The benzene ring is identified to be the essential superconducting unit in such a phenyl organometallic compound. The superconducting phase and its composition are determined by the combined studies of the X-ray diffraction and theoretical calculations as well as the Raman spectroscopy measurements. These findings enrich the applications of organometallic compounds in superconductivity and add a new electron-acceptor family for organic superconductors. This work also points to a large pool for finding superconductors from organometallic compounds.

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arXiv2018

Superconductivity from Meissner Effect and Zero Resistivity in a Phenyl Molecule

Recently, phenyl molecules have been reported to exhibit Meissner effect mainly from magnetization measurements. Realizing zero-resistivity state in these materials seems a challenge due to many practical difficulties but is required to characterize the existence of superconductivity. By choosing potassium-doped tris(2-methylphenyl)bismuthine as an example, we perform temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility and resistivity measurements at different magnetic fields and pressures. The solid evidence for supporting superconductivity is achieved from the obtained Meissner effect and zero resistivity with the critical temperature ($T_c$) of 3.6 K at atmosphere pressure. Upon compression, we observe the gradual evolution of superconductivity from its initial phase with a parabolic behavior of $T_{c}$ to the second one with almost constant value of $T_{c}$ of 7 K. The 7 K phase seems a common feature for these newly discovered phenyl-based superconductors.

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arXiv2018

Highly reproducible superconductivity in potassium-doped triphenylbismuth

Using a new two-step synthesis method - ultrasound treatment and low temperature annealing, we explore superconductivity in potassium-doped triphenylbismuth, which is composed of one bismuth atom and three phenyl rings. The combination of dc and ac magnetic measurements reveals that one hundred percent of synthesized samples exhibit superconductivity at 3.5 K and/or 7.2 K at ambient pressure. The magnetization hysteresis loops provide a strong evidence of type-II superconductor, with the upper critical magnetic field up to 1.0 Tesla. Both calculated electronic structure and measured Raman spectra indicate that superconductivity is realized by transferring electron from potassium to carbon atom. Our study opens an encouraging window for the search of organic superconductors in organometallic molecules.

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arXiv2017

Superconductivity above 120 kelvin in a chain link molecule

The search for new superconducting compounds with higher critical temperatures $T_{c}^{\prime}$s has long been the very heart of scientific research on superconductivity. It took 75 years for scientists to push the $T_{c}$ above liquid nitrogen boiling temperature since the discovery of superconductivity. So far, the record high $T_{c}$ of about 130 K at atmosphere pressure was reported in some multilayer Hg(Tl)-Ba-Ca-Cu-O compounds. Meanwhile, sulfur hydride system holds the highest $T_{c}$ of around 200 K at high pressure of about 150 GPa. While keeping these records for superconductivity, either the toxicity of these superconductors or the requirement of extreme pressure condition for superconductivity limits their technology applications. Here we show that doping a chain link molecule $-$ $p$-terphenyl by potassium can bring about superconductivity at 123 K at atmosphere pressure, which is comparable to the highest $T_{c}$ in cuprates. The easy processability, light weight, durability of plastics, and environmental friendliness of this kind of new superconductor have great potential for the fine-tuning of electrical properties. This study opens a window for exploring high temperature superconductivity in chain link organic molecules.

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arXiv2017

Superconductivity in $p$-Terphenyl

Motivated by the exploration of bipolaronic superconductivity in conducting polymers, we examine such a possibility in the starting member of $p$-oligophenyls $-$ $p$-terphenyl with three phenyl rings, belonging to the family of conducting polymer polyparaphenylene. The formation of bipolarons is identified from Raman scattering measurements. Both the dc and ac magnetic susceptibility measurements reveal that $p$-terphenyl is a type-II superconductor with a critical temperature of 7.2 K upon doping potassium. The electron-lattice interaction, manifested by pronounced bipolaronic bands, is suggested to account for the observed superconductivity. Conducting polymers are thus demonstrated to have the potential for the development of new superconducting technologies and devices.

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arXiv2017

Superconductivity at 43 K in a single C-C bond linked terphenyl

Organic compounds are promising candidates to exhibit high temperature or room temperature superconductivity. However, the critical temperatures of organic superconductors are bounded to 38 K. By doping potassium into $p$-terphenyl consisting of C and H elements with three phenyl rings connected by single C-C bond in para position, we find that this material can have a superconducting phase with the critical temperature of 43 K. The superconducting parameters such as the critical fields, coherent length, and penetration depth are obtained for this superconductor. These findings open an encouraging window for the search of high temperature superconductors in chain link organic molecules.

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arXiv2014

Quantum Monte Carlo study of the $S_4$ symmetric microscopic model for iron-based superconductors

The $S_4$ symmetric microscopic model with two iso-spin components has been studied via constrained-path quantum Monte Carlo simulation. Our results demonstrate a stable $(π,0)$ or $(0,π)$ magnetic order which is significantly enhanced on increasing both the Coulomb repulsion $U$ and Hund's coupling strength $J$. Also, our simulation indicates that the magnetic order tends to be in an orthomagnetic one, in which the nearest-neighbour magnetic moment are orthogonal to each other, rather than in a collinear antiferromagnetic state. Interestingly, when the system is doped away from half filling, the magnetic order is obviously elevated in the low doping density, and then significantly suppressed when more electrons are introduced. Meanwhile, we find that an $A_{1g}$ $s_{\pm}$-wave pairing dominates all the singlet nearest-neighbour pairings, and is significantly enhanced via electron doping.

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arXiv2014

Nematic state stabilized by off-site Coulomb interaction in iron-based superconductors

Using a variational Monte Carlo method, we investigate the nematic state in iron-base superconductors based on a three-band Hubbard model. Our results demonstrate that the nematic state, formed by introducing an anisotropic hopping order into the projected wave function, can arise in the underdoped regime when a realistic off-site Coulomb interaction $V$ is considered. {\color {red} We demonstrate that the off-site Coulomb interaction $V$, which is neglected so far in the analysis of iron-base superconductors, make a dominant contribution to the stabilization of nematic state. We calculate the doping dependencies of the anisotropic properties such as the unequal occupation of $d_{xz}$ and $d_{yz}$ orbitals, anisotropies of kinetic energy and spin correlations, and show that they are all suppressed upon electron doping, which are consistent with the intrinsic anisotropies observed by optical spectrum measurement and ARPES experiments.

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arXiv2014

Magnetic and pairing properties of a two-orbital model for the pnictide superconductors: A quantum Monte Carlo study

Using the constrained-path Monte Carlo method, a two-orbital model for the pnictide superconductors is studied at half filling and in both the electron- and hole-doped cases. At half filling, a stable $(π,0)$/$(0,π)$ magnetic order is explicitly observed, and the system tends to be in an orthomagnetic order rather than the striped antiferromagnetic order when increasing the Coulomb repulsion $U$. In the electron-doped case, the $(π,0)$/$(0,π)$ magnetic order is enhanced upon doping and suppressed eventually, and a $s_{\pm}$ pairing state dominates all the possible nearest-neighbor-bond pairings. Whereas in the hole-doped case, the magnetic order is straightforwardly suppressed and two nearly degenerate $A_{1g}$ and $B_{1g}$ intraband pairings become the dominant ones.

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arXiv2013

Spontaneous Fermi surface deformation in the three-band Hubbard model: A variational Monte Carlo study

We perform a variational Monte Carlo study on spontaneous d-wave form Fermi surface deformation ($d$FSD) within the three-band Hubbard model. It is found that the variational energy of a projected Fermi sea is lowered by introducing an anisotropy between the hopping integrals along the x and y directions. Our results show that the $d$FSD state has the strongest tendency at half-filling in the absence of magnetism, and disappears as the hole concentration increases to $n_h\approx 1.15$. This is qualitatively in agreement with the mean field analysis and the exact diagonalization calculation for the one-band models, and provides a qualitative explanation to the "intra-unit-cell" electronic nematicity revealed by the scanning tunneling microscopy. An analysis of the dependence of $d$FSD on the parameters of the three-band model indicates that the copper on-site Coulomb interaction, the nearest-neighbor copper-oxygen repulsion, and the charge-transfer energy have a remarkable positive effect on $d$FSD.

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