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Probing Pairing Symmetry in Sr$_2$RuO$_4$

Superconductivity 2009-10-31 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

We study the spin dynamics in a p-wave superconductor at the nesting vector associated with α\alpha and β\beta bands in Sr2_2RuO4_4. We find a collective mode at the nesting vector in the superconducting phase identified as the odd-parity pairing state which breaks time reversal symmetry. This mode in the spin channel only exists in the p-wave superconductor, not in s- or d-wave superconductors. We propose that probing this mode would clarify the pairing symmetry in Sr2_2RuO4_4. The possibility of second superconducting phase transition is also discussed.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9908486,
  title  = {Probing Pairing Symmetry in Sr$_2$RuO$_4$},
  author = {Hae-Young Kee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9908486},
  year   = {2009}
}

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5 pages, RevTex