Abstract
We construct a two-dimensional lattice model of fermions coupled to Ising ferromagnetic critical fluctuations. Using extensive sign-problem-free quantum Monte Carlo simulations, we show that the model realizes a continuous itinerant quantum phase transition. In comparison with other similar itinerant quantum critical points (QCPs), our QCP shows a much weaker superconductivity tendency with no superconducting state down to the lowest temperature investigated, hence making the system a good platform for the exploration of quantum critical fluctuations. Remarkably, clear signatures of non-Fermi liquid behavior in the fermion propagators are observed at the QCP. The critical fluctuations at the QCP partially resemble Hertz-Millis-Moriya behavior. However, careful scaling analysis reveals that the QCP belongs to a different universality class, deviating from both ð2 þ 1ÞD Ising and Hertz-Millis-Moriya predictions.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 031058 |
Journal | Physical Review X |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2017 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy