Competing Pairing Symmetries in a Generalized Two-Orbital Model for the Pnictide Superconductors

Andrew Nicholson; Weihao Ge; Xiaotian Zhang; José Riera; Maria Daghofer; Andrzej M. Oleś; George B. Martins; Adriana Moreo; Elbio Dagotto

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.217002

Competing Pairing Symmetries in a Generalized Two-Orbital Model for the Pnictide Superconductors

Andrew Nicholson, Weihao Ge, Xiaotian Zhang, José Riera, Maria Daghofer, Andrzej M. Oleś, George B. Martins, Adriana Moreo, Elbio Dagotto

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.217002 · Physical Review Letters

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Abstract

We introduce and study an extended “t−U−J” two-orbital model for the pnictides that includes Heisenberg terms deduced from the strong coupling expansion. Including these J terms explicitly allows us to enhance the strength of the (π,0)−(0,π) spin order which favors the presence of tightly bound pairing states even in the small clusters that are here exactly diagonalized. The A1g and B2g pairing symmetries are found to compete in the realistic spin-ordered and metallic regime. The dynamical pairing susceptibility additionally unveils low-lying B1g states, suggesting that small changes in parameters may render any of the three channels stable.