Spin-triplet pairing instability of the spinon fermi surface in a U(1) spin liquid.
Recent experiments on the organic compound kappa-(ET)2Cu2(CN)3 have provided a promising example of a two-dimensional spin liquid state. This phase is described by a two-dimensional spinon Fermi sea coupled to a U(1) gauge field. We study Kohn-Luttinger-like pairing instabilities of the spinon Fermi surface due to singular interaction processes with twice-the-Fermi-momentum transfer. We find that under certain circumstances the pairing instability occurs in odd-orbital-angular momentum or spin-triplet channels. Implications to experiments are discussed.
Galitski
Victor
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Department of Physics and Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-4111, USA.
Kim
Yong Baek
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