Hot-lines topology and the fate of the spin resonance mode in three-dimensional unconventional superconductors

Abstract

In the quasi-two-dimensional (quasi-2D) copper- and iron-based superconductors, the onset of superconductivity is accompanied by a prominent peak in the magnetic spectrum at momenta close to the wave-vector of the nearby antiferromagnetic state. Such a peak is well described in terms of a spin resonance mode, i.e., a spin-1 exciton theoretically predicted for quasi-2D superconductors with a sign-changing gap. The same theories, however, indicate that such a resonance mode should be absent in a three-dimensional (3D) system with a spherical Fermi surface. This raises the question of the fate of the spin resonance mode in layered unconventional superconductors that are not strongly anisotropic, such as certain heavy-fermion compounds and potentially the newly discovered nickelate superconductor NdNiO${}_2$. Here, we use the random-phase-approximation to calculate the dynamical spin susceptibility of 3D superconductors with a $d_{x^2-y^2}$-wave gap symmetry and corrugated cylindrical-like Fermi surfaces. By varying the out-of-plane hopping anisotropy $t_z/t$, we demonstrate that the appearance of a spin resonance mode is determined by the topology of the hot lines -- i.e. lines on the Fermi surface that are connected by the magnetic wave-vector. For an in-plane antiferromagnetic wave-vector, the hot lines undergo a topological transition from open lines to closed loops at a critical $t_z/t$ value. The closed hot lines cross the nodal superconducting lines, making the spin resonance mode overdamped and incoherent. In contrast, for an out-of-plane antiferromagnetic wave-vector, the hot lines remain open and the spin resonance mode remains sharp. We discuss the experimental implications of our results for the out-of-plane dispersion of the spin resonance mode and, more generally, for inelastic neutron scattering experiments on unconventional superconductors.

arXiv comment12 pages, 11 figures

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