Coexistence of f-wave superconductivity, charge order, and spin antiferromagnetism around nonmagnetic impurities in Na$_{0.33}$CoO$_{2}\cdot 1.3$H$_{2}$O

ORAL

Abstract

To check whether charge dynamics is responsible for the superconductivity in Na$_{x}$CoO$_{2}\cdot y$H$_{2}$O, we investigate local electronic and magnetic structure around a nonmagnetic impurities embedded in this material at $x=0.33$ in the vicinity of charge instability, by using a phenomenological model within the slave-boson framework including competitions among a $\sqrt{3}\times \sqrt{3}$ charge order, antiferromagnetism and f-wave superconductivity. Around the repulsive impurities, it is found that both local charge and spin orders are induced. Furthermore, the f-wave pairing order parameter is decreased on one sublattice but increased on another honeycomb sublattice. If the charge dynamics is responsible for the superconductivity, the predicted local electronic and magnetic structure could be observed by the STM and spatial resolved NMR experiments.

Authors

  • Jin An

  • Hai-Qing Lin

    Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Institute of Theoretical Physics and Physics Department, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Department of Physics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, Institute of Theoretical Physics and Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Physics and Institute of Theoretical Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

  • Chang-De Gong

    Nanjing University