Competition between d-wave superconductivity and magnetism in uniaxially 
strained Sr2RuO4

Profe, J. B.; Beck, S.; Kennes, D. M.; Georges, A.; Gingras, O.

doi:10.1038/s41535-024-00661-3

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Competition between d-wave superconductivity and magnetism in uniaxially strained Sr₂RuO₄

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Kennes, D. M.
Institute for Theoretical Solid State Physics, RWTH Aachen University and JARA Fundamentals of Future Information;
Theory Group, Theory Department, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Max Planck Society;
Center Free-Electron Laser Science;

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Profe, J. B., Beck, S., Kennes, D. M., Georges, A., & Gingras, O. (2024). Competition between d-wave superconductivity and magnetism in uniaxially strained Sr₂RuO₄. npj Quantum Materials, 9(1): 53. doi:10.1038/s41535-024-00661-3.

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Abstract

The pairing symmetry of Sr₂RuO₄ is a long-standing fundamental question in the physics of superconducting materials with strong electronic correlations. We use the functional renormalization group to investigate the behavior of superconductivity under uniaxial strain in a two-dimensional realistic model of Sr₂RuO₄ obtained with density functional theory and incorporating the effect of spin-orbit coupling. We find a dominant d_x2-y2 superconductor mostly hosted by the d_xy-orbital, with no other closely competing superconducting state. Within this framework, we reproduce the experimentally observed enhancement of the critical temperature under strain and propose a simple mechanism driven by the density of states to explain our findings. We also investigate the competition between superconductivity and spin-density wave ordering as a function of interaction strength. By comparing theory and experiment, we discuss constraints on a possible degenerate partner of the d_x2-y2 superconducting state.