Pairing interactions induce antiferromagnetism in cuprate superconductors

Abstract: In cuprate superconductors, superconductivity is consistently accompanied by antiferromagnetism. This raises the question of a potential causal link between superconductivity and antiferromagnetic mechanisms. In this study, we consider the non-local Coulomb interaction and solve the single-particle Green function exactly. The exact solution shows the existence of strong inter-spin correlations in the absence of superexchange, eliminating the directional degrees of freedom for spin quantization in the Hatsugai-Kohmoto (HK) model. Strong Coulomb interactions force the energy band splitting into infinitely equidistant sub-bands weighted by a Poisson distribution, exhibiting boson properties (incoherent pairs of fermions) and non-Fermi liquids. Attractive pairing interactions caused by electron-phonon coupling open a pairing gap at the Fermi surface. Based on the Pauli exclusion principle, paired particles with the same spin quantization direction completely occupy the state below the gap, resulting in pairing insulators, superconducting instability, and especially antiferromagnetism. A pseudogap occurs when the higher split sub-band overlaps in energy with the lowest sub-band. The critical temperature Tc of superconductivity exhibits a multi-dome structure and peaks around the maximum density of states. The maximum Tc depends on splitting sub-bands and particle occupancy, consistent with experiments. This study concludes that the non-local effect preserves the Hubbard and HK models' characteristics while renormalizing the system to antiferromagnetism in pairing insulators and Pauli paramagnetism in weak semimetals.