Odd-parity superconductivity in the vicinity of inversion symmetry breaking in spin-orbit-coupled systems
Superconductivity
2015-11-18 v1
Abstract
We study superconductivity in spin-orbit-coupled systems in the vicinity of inversion symmetry breaking. We find that due to the presence of spin-orbit coupling, fluctuations of the incipient parity-breaking order generate an attractive pairing interaction in an odd-parity pairing channel, which competes with the s-wave pairing. We show that applying a Zeeman field suppresses the s-wave pairing and promotes the odd-parity superconducting state. Our work provides a new mechanism for odd-parity pairing and opens a route to novel topological superconductivity.
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@article{arxiv.1508.00574,
title = {Odd-parity superconductivity in the vicinity of inversion symmetry breaking in spin-orbit-coupled systems},
author = {Vladyslav Kozii and Liang Fu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1508.00574},
year = {2015}
}
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5 pages, 4 pages of supplemental materials