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Unconventional ferromagnetism and spin-triplet superconductivity in the imbalanced kagome-lattice Hubbard model

Chenyue Wen, Xingchuan Zhu, Ning Hao, Huaiming Guo, Shiping Feng

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.105.245131 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

Unconventional ferromagnetism and superconductivity in the imbalanced kagome-lattice Hubbard model are investigated by the mean-field theory and determinant quantum Monte Carlo method. Due to the asymmetric band structure of kagome lattice, the spin-z ferromagnetic order intrinsically exists in the system, which is first enhanced by the interaction, and then continuously destructed after reaching a maximum at a moderate interaction strength. In contrast, the xy-plane ferromagnetism develops only above a critical interaction, which is estimated to be Uc/t=3.65±0.05 by finite-size scaling. We further verify the nature of the above transverse magnetic transition, and demonstrate it belongs to the three-dimensional XY universality class. Finally, we study the superconducting property, and reveal the possible superconducting state has a triplet f-wave pairing symmetry. Our results uncover the exotic quantum states induced by the interactions on kagome lattice, and provide important insights regarding the interplay between electronic correlations and geometry frustrations.

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