BCS-BEC Crossover in the Two-Dimensional Attractive Hubbard Model: Variational Cluster Approach

Abstract

We use the variational cluster approximation to study the superconducting ground state in the two-dimensional attractive Hubbard model, putting particular emphasis on the significance of quantum fluctuations of the system. We first show that the order parameter is suppressed in comparison with that obtained using the mean-field theory owing to the effects of spatial fluctuations in two-dimensional systems. We then show that the calculated Bogoliubov quasiparticle spectra and condensation amplitude clearly exhibit the character of Cooper pairs in momentum space and that the pair coherence length $\xi$ evaluated from the condensation amplitude demonstrates a smooth crossover in real space from a weakly paired BCS state ($\xi \gg a$) to a BEC state of tightly bound pairs ($\xi \ll a$), where $a$ is the lattice constant. The calculated kinetic and potential energies in the superconducting and normal ground states indicate that the superconducting state in the weak-coupling region is driven by the gain in potential energy, while that in the strongcoupling region is driven by the gain in kinetic energy.

7 pages, 5 figures

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