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Realization of the $\pi$-state in junctions formed by multi-band superconductors with a spin-density-wave

Superconductivity 2013-03-19 v2

Abstract

Using a simple model of multi-band superconductors, which can be applied in particular to Fe\nobreakdash-based pnictides, we calculate the Josephson current IJI_{\text{J}} in a tunnel junction composed by such superconductors. We employ the tunneling Hamiltonian method and quasiclassical Green's functions. We study both the case of coexistence of the superconducting (Δ\Delta ) and magnetic (SDW---spin density wave) order parameters and the case when only the superconducting order parameter exists. We show that the current IJI_{\text{J}} depends on the mutual orientation of magnetization of the SDW in the case of non-ideal nesting when the coexistence of superconducting and magnetic order parameters is possible as it takes place in Fe\nobreakdash-based pnictides. It is found that the realization of the π\pi\nobreakdash-junction is possible in both cases. We compare our results for multi-band superconductors without the SDW with those obtained earlier and find that they coincide if the tunneling matrix elements are real. If these elements are complex, a new term appears in the formula for the Josephson critical current.

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@article{arxiv.1210.2546,
  title  = {Realization of the $\pi$-state in junctions formed by multi-band superconductors with a spin-density-wave},
  author = {Andreas Moor and Anatoly F. Volkov and Konstantin B. Efetov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.2546},
  year   = {2013}
}

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4+ pages, 1 figure Representation improved, typos corrected