Flat-band superconductivity for tight-binding electrons on a square-octagon lattice

Lizardo H. C. M. Nunes and Cristiane Morais Smith
Phys. Rev. B 101, 224514 – Published 29 June 2020

Abstract

The discovery of superconductivity in twisted bilayer graphene has triggered a resurgence of interest in flat-band superconductivity. Here, we investigate the square-octagon lattice, which also exhibits two perfectly flat bands when next-nearest-neighbor hopping or an external magnetic field are added to the system. We calculate the superconducting phase diagram in the presence of on-site attractive interactions and find two superconducting domes, as observed in several types of unconventional superconductors. The critical temperature shows a linear dependence on the coupling constant, suggesting that superconductivity might reach high temperatures in the square-octagon lattice. Our model could be experimentally realized using photonic or ultracold atoms' lattices.

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  • Received 30 March 2020
  • Revised 2 June 2020
  • Accepted 3 June 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.101.224514

©2020 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

Authors & Affiliations

Lizardo H. C. M. Nunes* and Cristiane Morais Smith

  • Institute for Theoretical Physics, Center for Extreme Matter and Emergent Phenomena, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 5, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands

  • *LizardoNunes@ufsj.edu.br; Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, 36301-000 São João del Rei, MG, Brazil.
  • C.deMoraisSmith@uu.nl

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Vol. 101, Iss. 22 — 1 June 2020

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