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Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov superconductors near a surface

Superconductivity 2019-01-09 v1

Abstract

We show that the behaviour of the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) superconductors near a surface is considerably different from the usual case. The order parameter of the FF state is strongly deformed near the surface, which leads to a number of unusual features in the linear magnetic response, such as "anti-screening" or "over-screening" of the applied field. In a fully isotropic FF case, the Meissner effect is still present, despite the vanishing of the transverse superfluid density in the bulk. We also calculate the surface critical field Hc3, which exhibits a peculiar temperature dependence.

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@article{arxiv.1807.05261,
  title  = {Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov superconductors near a surface},
  author = {K. V. Samokhin and B. P. Truong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.05261},
  year   = {2019}
}

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21 pages, 10 figures