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Pauli 'unlimited': magnetic field induced-superconductivity in UTe$_2$

Superconductivity 2026-01-27 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

Inspired by the observation of extreme field-boosted superconductivity in uranium ditelluride, we present a scenario in which superconductivity can be induced by a strong Zeeman field, rather than destroyed by it, as is the case in Pauli-limited superconductivity. The resulting superconducting state has an upper critical field far greater than the superconducting transition temperature, and with spin-orbit coupling, it is sensitive to the field orientation. We demonstrate the interplay between superconductivity and metamagnetism in a simple effective theory.

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@article{arxiv.2504.07088,
  title  = {Pauli 'unlimited': magnetic field induced-superconductivity in UTe$_2$},
  author = {Josephine J. Yu and Yue Yu and Chaitanya Murthy and Srinivas Raghu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.07088},
  year   = {2026}
}