We propose a mechanism whereby disorder can enhance the transition
temperature Tc of an unconventional superconductor with pairing driven by
exchange of spin fluctuations. The theory is based on a self-consistent real
space treatment of pairing in the disordered one-band Hubbard model. It has
been demonstrated before that impurities can enhance pairing by softening the
spin fluctuations locally; here, we consider the competing effect of
pair-breaking by the screened Coulomb potential also present. We show that,
depending on the impurity potential strength and proximity to magnetic order,
this mechanism results in a weakening of the disorder-dependent Tc-suppression
rate expected from Abrikosov-Gor'kov theory, or even in disorder-generated Tc
enhancements.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures + Supplementary Materia
