Color Superfluid and Trionic State of Attractive Three-Component Lattice Fermionic Atoms at Finite Temperatures

Abstract

We investigate the finite-temperature properties of attractive three-component (colors) fermionic atoms in optical lattices using a self-energy functional approach. As the strength of the attractive interaction increases in the low temperature region, a second-order transition occurs from a Fermi liquid to a color superfluid (CSF). In the strong attractive region, a first-order transition occurs from a CSF to a trionic state. In the high temperature region, a crossover between a Fermi liquid and a trionic state is observed with increasing the strength of the attractive interaction. The crossover region for fixed temperature is almost independent of filling.

8 pages, 5 figures, Final version, Mod. Phys. Lett. B 25, 987 (2011)