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D. G. S. P. Doluweera , Alexandru Macridin , Thomas Maier , Mark Jarrell , Th. Pruschke ·

YOU? · · 2008 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.78.020504 · OA: W2016648516

Using a dynamical cluster quantum Monte Carlo approximation we investigate the d-wave superconducting transition temperature $T_c$ in the doped 2D repulsive Hubbard model with a weak inhomogeneity. The inhomogeneity is introduced in the hoppings $\tp$ and $t$ in the form of a checkerboard pattern where $t$ is the hopping within a $2\times2$ plaquette and $\tp$ is the hopping between the plaquettes. We find inhomogeneity suppresses $T_c$. The characteristic spin excitation energy and the strength of d-wave pairing interaction decrease with decreasing $T_c$ suggesting a strong correlation between these quantities.