Scalarization of planar anti–de Sitter charged black holes in Einstein-Maxwell-scalar theory

Abstract

We construct scalarized planar charged black holes in Einstein-Maxwell-scalar (EMS) theory with the presence of a negative cosmological constant. Domains of existence of black hole solutions are given in term of nonminimally coupling constant $\ensuremath{\alpha}$. Perturbative stability of a scalarized black hole is investigated by calculating its quasinormal modes. Thermodynamic properties of the scalarized planar solution are also discussed. We observe no evidence of instability of the scalarized black holes. Moreover, we find that scalarized planar charged AdS black holes are thermodynamically preferred over scalar-free solutions in grand canonical and canonical ensembles. The transition between scalar-free solutions and scalarized solutions is found to be the thermal second order phase transition. The transition of these solutions shares some similar features with conductor-superconductor phase transition.