Pairing in spinless fermions and spin chains with next-nearest neighbor interactions

Abstract

We investigate the phase diagrams of a one-dimensional lattice model of fermions and of a spin chain with interactions extending up to next-nearest-neighbor range. In particular, we investigate the appearance of regions with dominant pairing physics in the presence of nearest-neighbor and next-nearest-neighbor interactions. Our analysis is based on analytical calculations in the classical limit, bosonization techniques and large-scale density-matrix renormalization group numerical simulations. The phase diagram, which is investigated in all relevant filling regimes, displays a remarkably rich collection of phases, including Luttinger liquids, phase separation, charge-density waves, bond-order phases, and exotic cluster Luttinger liquids with paired particles. In relation with recent studies, we show several emergent transition lines with a central charge c=3/2 between the Luttinger liquid and the cluster Luttinger liquid phases. These results could be experimentally investigated using highly tunable quantum simulators.