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Multipole superconductivity in nonsymmorphic Sr$_2$IrO$_4$

Superconductivity 2017-07-25 v2

Abstract

Discoveries of marked similarities to high-TcT_{\text{c}} cuprate superconductors point to the realization of superconductivity in the doped Jeff=1/2J_{\text{eff}} = 1 / 2 Mott insulator Sr2_2IrO4_4. Contrary to the mother compound of cuprate superconductors, several stacking patterns of in-plane canted antiferromagnetic moments have been reported, which are distinguished by the ferromagnetic components as ++-++-, ++++++++, and ++-+-+. In this paper, we clarify unconventional features of the superconductivity coexisting with ++-++- and ++-+-+ structures. Combining the group theoretical analysis and numerical calculations for an effective Jeff=1/2J_{\text{eff}} = 1 / 2 model, we show unusual superconducting gap structures in the ++-++- state protected by nonsymmorphic magnetic space group symmetry. Furthermore, our calculation shows that the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov superconductivity is inevitably stabilized in the ++-+-+ state since the odd-parity magnetic ++-+-+ order makes the band structure asymmetric by cooperating with spin-orbit coupling. These unusual superconducting properties are signatures of magnetic multipole order in nonsymmorphic crystal.

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@article{arxiv.1702.08659,
  title  = {Multipole superconductivity in nonsymmorphic Sr$_2$IrO$_4$},
  author = {Shuntaro Sumita and Takuya Nomoto and Youichi Yanase},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.08659},
  year   = {2017}
}

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14 pages (Main text: 6 pages; Supplemental Materials: 8 pages), 7 figures (Main text: 4 figures; Supplemental Materials: 3 figures)

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