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Quantum theory of vortices in d-wave superconductors
Talk online at http://sachdev.physics.harvard.edu
Physical Review B 71, 144508 and 144509 (2005),Annals of Physics 321, 1528 (2006), Physical Review B 73, 134511 (2006),
cond-mat/0606001.
Leon Balents (UCSB) Lorenz Bartosch (Harvard)
Anton Burkov (Harvard) Predrag Nikolic (Harvard)
Subir Sachdev (Harvard) Krishnendu Sengupta (HRI, India)
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BCS theory of vortices in d-wave superconductors
+
periodic potential
+
strong Coulomb interactions
Vortices in BCS superconductors near a
superconductor-Mott insulator transition at finite doping
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The cuprate superconductor Ca2-xNaxCuO2Cl2
T. Hanaguri, C. Lupien, Y. Kohsaka, D.-H. Lee, M. Azuma, M. Takano, H. Takagi, and J. C. Davis, Nature 430, 1001 (2004). Closely related modulations in superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+observed first by C. Howald, H. Eisaki, N. Kaneko, and A. Kapitulnik, cond-mat/0201546 and Physical Review B 67, 014533 (2003).
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The cuprate superconductor Ca2-xNaxCuO2Cl2
Evidence that holes can form an insulating state with period 4 modulation in the density
T. Hanaguri, C. Lupien, Y. Kohsaka, D.-H. Lee, M. Azuma, M. Takano, H. Takagi, and J. C. Davis, Nature 430, 1001 (2004). Closely related modulations in superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+observed first by C. Howald, H. Eisaki, N. Kaneko, and A. Kapitulnik, cond-mat/0201546 and Physical Review B 67, 014533 (2003).
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STM around vortices induced by a magnetic field in the superconducting stateJ. E. Hoffman, E. W. Hudson, K. M. Lang, V. Madhavan, S. H. Pan,
H. Eisaki, S. Uchida, and J. C. Davis, Science 295, 466 (2002).
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Local density of states (LDOS)
1Å spatial resolution image of integrated
LDOS of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+
( 1meV to 12 meV) at B=5 Tesla.
I. Maggio-Aprile et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 2754 (1995).S.H. Pan et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 1536 (2000).
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100Å
b7 pA
0 pA
Vortex-induced LDOS of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+ integrated from 1meV to 12meV at 4K
J. Hoffman et al., Science 295, 466 (2002).G. Levy et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 257005 (2005).
Vortices have halos with LDOS modulations at a period ≈ 4 lattice spacings
Prediction of periodic LDOS modulations near vortices: K. Park and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 64, 184510 (2001).
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Questions on the cuprate superconductors
• What is the quantum theory of the ground state as it evolves from the superconductor to the modulated insulator ?
• What happens to the vortices near such a quantum transition ?
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OutlineOutline
• The superfluid-insulator transition of bosons
• The quantum mechanics of vortices near the superfluid-insulator transition Dual theory of superfluid-insulator transition as the
proliferation of vortex-anti-vortex pairs
• Influence of nodal quasiparticles on vortex dynamics in a d-wave superconductor
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I. The superfluid-insulator transition of bosons
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Bosons at filling fraction f
M. Greiner, O. Mandel, T. Esslinger, T. W. Hänsch, and I. Bloch, Nature 415, 39 (2002).
Weak interactions: superfluidity
Strong interactions: Mott insulator which preserves all lattice
symmetries
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Bosons at filling fraction f
Weak interactions: superfluidity
0
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Bosons at filling fraction f
Weak interactions: superfluidity
0
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Bosons at filling fraction f
Weak interactions: superfluidity
0
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Bosons at filling fraction f
Weak interactions: superfluidity
0
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Strong interactions: insulator
Bosons at filling fraction f
0
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Bosons at filling fraction for S=1/2 XXZ model
Weak interactions: superfluidity
0
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Weak interactions: superfluidity
0
Bosons at filling fraction for S=1/2 XXZ model
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Weak interactions: superfluidity
0
Bosons at filling fraction for S=1/2 XXZ model
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Weak interactions: superfluidity
0
Bosons at filling fraction for S=1/2 XXZ model
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Weak interactions: superfluidity
0
Bosons at filling fraction for S=1/2 XXZ model
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Strong interactions: insulator
0
Bosons at filling fraction for S=1/2 XXZ model
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Strong interactions: insulator
0
Bosons at filling fraction for S=1/2 XXZ model
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Strong interactions: insulator
0
Insulator has “density wave” order
Bosons at filling fraction for S=1/2 XXZ model
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Superfluid
Insulator
Interactions between bosons
?
Charge density Charge density wave (CDW) orderwave (CDW) order
Bosons at filling fraction for S=1/2 XXZ model
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Superfluid
Insulator
Interactions between bosons
?
Charge density Charge density wave (CDW) orderwave (CDW) order
Bosons at filling fraction for S=1/2 XXZ model
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Valence bond solid Valence bond solid (VBS) order(VBS) orderSuperfluid
Insulator
Interactions between bosons
?
12( + )
N. Read and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 1694 (1989).
Bosons at filling fraction for S=1/2 XXZ model
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Valence bond solid Valence bond solid (VBS) order(VBS) orderSuperfluid
Insulator
Interactions between bosons
?
N. Read and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 1694 (1989).
Bosons at filling fraction for S=1/2 XXZ model 1
2( + )
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Valence bond solid Valence bond solid (VBS) order(VBS) orderSuperfluid
Insulator
Interactions between bosons
?
N. Read and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 1694 (1989).
Bosons at filling fraction for S=1/2 XXZ model 1
2( + )
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Valence bond solid Valence bond solid (VBS) order(VBS) orderSuperfluid
Insulator
Interactions between bosons
?
N. Read and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 1694 (1989).
Bosons at filling fraction for S=1/2 XXZ model 1
2( + )
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The superfluid-insulator quantum phase transition
Key difficulty: Multiple order parameters (Bose-Einstein condensate, charge density wave, valence-bond-solid order…) not related by symmetry, but clearly physically connected. Standard methods only predict strong first order transitions (for generic parameters).
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The superfluid-insulator quantum phase transition
Key difficulty: Multiple order parameters (Bose-Einstein condensate, charge density wave, valence-bond-solid order…) not related by symmetry, but clearly physically connected. Standard methods only predict strong first order transitions (for generic parameters).
Key theoretical tool: Quantum theory of vortices
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OutlineOutline
• The superfluid-insulator transition of bosons
• The quantum mechanics of vortices near the superfluid-insulator transition Dual theory of superfluid-insulator transition as the
proliferation of vortex-anti-vortex pairs
• Influence of nodal quasiparticles on vortex dynamics in a d-wave superconductor
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II. The quantum mechanics of vortices near a superfluid-insulator transition
Dual theory of the superfluid-insulator transition as the proliferation of vortex-anti-vortex-pairs
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Central question:In two dimensions, we can view the vortices as
point particle excitations of the superfluid. What is the quantum mechanics of these “particles” ?
Excitations of the superfluid: Vortices and anti-vortices
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In ordinary fluids, vortices experience the Magnus Force
FM
mass density of air velocity of ball circulationMF
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Dual picture:The vortex is a quantum particle with dual “electric”
charge n, moving in a dual “magnetic” field of strength = h×(number density of Bose particles)
C. Dasgupta and B.I. Halperin, Phys. Rev. Lett. 47, 1556 (1981); D.R. Nelson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 60, 1973 (1988); M.P.A. Fisher and D.-H. Lee, Phys. Rev. B 39, 2756 (1989)
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Bosons on the square lattice at filling fraction f=p/q
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Bosons on the square lattice at filling fraction f=p/q
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As a superfluid approaches an insulating state, the decrease in the strength of the condensate will lower the energy cost of creating vortex-anti-
vortex pairs.
Vortex theory of the superfluid-insulator transition
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Proliferation of vortex-anti-vortex pairs.
Vortex theory of the superfluid-insulator transition
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Vortex theory of the superfluid-insulator transition
Proliferation of vortex-anti-vortex pairs.
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Vortex theory of the superfluid-insulator transition
Proliferation of vortex-anti-vortex pairs.
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N. Read and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 1694 (1989).C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys. Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001)
S. Sachdev and K. Park, Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)T. Senthil, A. Vishwanath, L. Balents, S. Sachdev and M.P.A. Fisher, Science 303, 1490 (2004).
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N. Read and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 1694 (1989).C. Lannert, M.P.A. Fisher, and T. Senthil, Phys. Rev. B 63, 134510 (2001)
S. Sachdev and K. Park, Annals of Physics, 298, 58 (2002)T. Senthil, A. Vishwanath, L. Balents, S. Sachdev and M.P.A. Fisher, Science 303, 1490 (2004).
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100Å
b7 pA
0 pA
Vortex-induced LDOS of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+ integrated from 1meV to 12meV at 4K
Vortices have halos with LDOS modulations at a period ≈ 4 lattice spacings
Prediction of periodic LDOS modulations near vortices: K. Park and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 64, 184510 (2001).
J. Hoffman et al., Science 295, 466 (2002).G. Levy et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 257005 (2005).
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OutlineOutline
• The superfluid-insulator transition of bosons
• The quantum mechanics of vortices near the superfluid-insulator transition Dual theory of superfluid-insulator transition as the
proliferation of vortex-anti-vortex pairs
• Influence of nodal quasiparticles on vortex dynamics in a d-wave superconductor
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III. Influence of nodal quasiparticles on vortex dynamics in a d-wave
superconductor
P. Nikolic
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2
A effective mass
~
where ~ is a high energy cutoff
vF
finite
m v
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sub-Ohmic damping with
Universal function of FF
vC v v
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Bardeen-Stephen viscous drag with
Universal function of FF
vC v v
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Bardeen-Stephen viscous drag with
Universal function of FF
vC v v
Effect of nodal quasiparticles on vortex dynamics is relatively innocuous.
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Influence of the quantum oscillating vortex on the LDOS
P. Nikolic, S. Sachdev, and L. Bartosch, cond-mat/0606001
Resonant feature near the vortex oscillation frequency
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Influence of the quantum oscillating vortex on the LDOS
Resonant feature near the vortex oscillation frequency
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P. Nikolic, S. Sachdev, and L. Bartosch, cond-mat/0606001
I. Maggio-Aprile et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 2754 (1995).S.H. Pan et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 1536 (2000).
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Conclusions• Evidence that vortices in the cuprate superconductors carry a “flavor”
index which encodes the spatial modulations of a proximate insulator. Quantum zero point motion of the vortex provides a natural explanation for LDOS modulations observed in STM experiments.
• Size of modulation halo allows estimate of the inertial mass of a vortex
• Direct detection of vortex zero-point motion may be possible in inelastic neutron or light-scattering experiments
• The quantum zero-point motion of the vortices influences the spectrum of the electronic quasiparticles, in a manner consistent with LDOS spectrum
• “Aharanov-Bohm” or “Berry” phases lead to surprising kinematic duality relations between seemingly distinct orders. These phase factors allow for continuous quantum phase transitions in situations where such transitions are forbidden by Landau-Ginzburg-Wilson theory.