Zero-field finite-momentum and field-induced superconductivity in altermagnets
Superconductivity
2024-03-29 v2 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Abstract
We explore the possibilities for spin-singlet superconductivity in newly discovered altermagnets. Investigating -wave altermagnets, we show that finite-momentum superconductivity can easily emerge in altermagnets even though they have no net magnetization, when the superconducting order parameter also has -wave symmetry with nodes coinciding with the altermagnet nodes. Additionally, we find a rich phase diagram when both altermagnetism and an external magnetic field are considered, including superconductivity appearing at high magnetic fields from a parent zero-field normal state.
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@article{arxiv.2309.14427,
title = {Zero-field finite-momentum and field-induced superconductivity in altermagnets},
author = {Debmalya Chakraborty and Annica M. Black-Schaffer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.14427},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
New results in the Supplementary Material for a different model of altermagnetism