Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov state in the dimensional crossover between one- and three-dimensional lattices

D.-H. Kim, P. Törmä

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Abstract

We present a full phase diagram for the one-dimensional (1D) to three-dimensional (3D) crossover of the Fulde-Ferrell–Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) state in an attractive Hubbard model of 3D-coupled chains in a harmonic trap. We employ real-space dynamical mean-field theory which describes full local quantum fluctuations beyond the usual mean-field and local density approximation. We find strong dimensionality effects on the shell structure undergoing a crossover between distinctive quasi-1D and quasi-3D regimes. We predict an optimal regime for the FFLO state that is considerably extended to intermediate interchain couplings and polarizations, directly realizable with ultracold atomic gases. We find that the 1D-like FFLO feature is vulnerable to thermal fluctuations, while the FFLO state of mixed 1D-3D character can be stabilized at a higher temperature.
Original languageEnglish
Article number180508
Pages (from-to)1-4
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume85
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

  • quantum gases
  • strongly correlated systems
  • superconductivity

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