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    Correlation lengths of flat-band superconductivity from quantum geometry

    S. S. Elden and M. Iskin

    • Department of Physics, Koç University, Rumelifeneri Yolu, 34450 Sarıyer, Istanbul, Türkiye

    Phys. Rev. B 113, 214501 – Published 1 June, 2026

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/wfxg-5px1

    Abstract

    Flat-band superconductors provide a regime in which kinetic energy is quenched, so that pairing is governed primarily by interactions and quantum geometry. We investigate characteristic superconducting length scales in all-flat-band systems under the assumptions of time-reversal symmetry and spatially uniform pairing, focusing on the size of the lowest-lying two-body bound state, the average Cooper-pair size, and the zero-temperature coherence length in two-band Hubbard models. Using the Creutz ladder and the χ lattice as representative examples, we show that both the two-body bound-state size and the many-body Cooper-pair size remain finite and small in the weak-coupling limit, being controlled by the quantum metric of the flat bands. By contrast, the coherence length exhibits qualitatively distinct behavior, diverging in the dilute limit and in the vicinity of insulating regimes. These results demonstrate that, in flat-band superconductors, the pair size and the coherence length are fundamentally distinct physical quantities and highlight the central role of band geometry in shaping superconducting length scales when kinetic energy is quenched.

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