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Possibility of chiral $d$-wave state in the hexagonal pnictide superconductor SrPtAs

Superconductivity 2019-04-24 v2

Abstract

We discuss the type of pairing in the hexagonal pnictide superconductor SrPtAs, taking into account its multiband structure. The topological chiral dd-wave state with time-reversal-symmetry breaking has been anticipated from the spontaneous magnetization observed by the muon-spin-relaxation experiment. We point out in this paper that the recent experimental reports on the nuclear-spin-lattice relaxation rate T11T_1^{-1} and superfluid density ns(T)n_s(T), which seemingly support the conventional ss-wave pairing, are also consistent with the chiral dd-wave state. The compatibility of the gap and multiband structures is crucial in this argument.

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@article{arxiv.1902.10519,
  title  = {Possibility of chiral $d$-wave state in the hexagonal pnictide superconductor SrPtAs},
  author = {Hikaru Ueki and Ryota Tamura and Jun Goryo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.10519},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

6 pages, 8 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. B