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Electrically controlled superconducting states at the heterointerface SrTiO$_3$/LaAlO$_3$

Superconductivity 2010-02-17 v2

Abstract

We study the symmetry of Cooper pair in a two-dimensional Hubbard model with the Rashba-type spin-orbit interaction as a minimal model of electron gas generated at a heterointerface of SrTiO3_3/LaAlO3_3. Solving the Eliashberg equation based on the third-order perturbation theory, we find that the gap function consists of the mixing of the spin-singlet dxyd_{xy}-wave component and the spin-triplet (px±ipy)(p_x\pm ip_y)-wave one due to the broken inversion symmetry originating from the Rashba-type spin-orbit interaction. The ratio of the d-wave and the p-wave component continuously changes with the carrier concentration. We propose that the pairing symmetry is controlled by tuning the gate voltage.

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@article{arxiv.0909.0373,
  title  = {Electrically controlled superconducting states at the heterointerface SrTiO$_3$/LaAlO$_3$},
  author = {Keiji Yada and Seiichiro Onari and Yukio Tanaka and Jun-ichiro Inoue},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0909.0373},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

4 pages, 4 figures; added references