Theory of superconductivity in strongly correlated electron systems

Abstract

In the correlated electron system with the pseudogap, full-gapped domains and Fermi-arced domains coexist. These domains are created by the quantum-fluctuated antiferromagnetic correlation that generates the short-ranged attractive potential to produce the Fermi arcs and the superconductivity. In the full-gapped domains, s-wave or [Formula: see text]-wave symmetry of the electron pairs is favored. In the Fermi-arced domains, only [Formula: see text]-wave symmetry of pairs is stable. Superconductivity of different pairing symmetry coexists in different domains as well. Different from the Cooper pairs, the correlated electrons pair up in the real space with an energy gap. Gapless states, on the contrary, hinder the development of superconductivity.