Spin liquid and superconductivity in two-dimensional organic charge transfer salts

COFFEE_KLATCH · Invited

Abstract

We introduce and analyze a variational wave function for quasi two-dimensional organic salts containing strong local and nonlocal correlation effects. We find an unconventional superconducting ground state for intermediate charge carrier interaction, sandwiched between a conventional metal at weak coupling and a spin liquid at larger coupling. Most remarkably, the excitation spectrum is dramatically renormalized and is found to be the driving force for the formation of the unusual superconducting state.

Authors

  • J. Schmalian

    Iowa State University/Ames Lab, Iowa State University, Ames Lab.\ and Dept.\ Phys.\ Astron., Iowa State U., Ames, IA 50011