Honeycomb, square, and kagom\'e vortex lattices in superconducting systems with multi-scale inter-vortex interactions
Superconductivity
2015-09-01 v2 Quantum Gases
Abstract
The recent proposal of Romero-Isart {\em et al.}~\cite{romero-isart_superconducting_2013} to utilize the vortex lattice phases of superconducting materials to prepare a lattice for ultra-cold atoms-based quantum emulators, raises the need to create and control vortex lattices of different symmetries. Here we propose a mechanism by which honeycomb, hexagonal, square, and kagom\'e vortex lattices could be created in superconducting systems with multi-scale inter-vortex interaction. Multiple scales of the inter-vortex interaction can be created and controlled in layered systems made of different superconducting material or with differing interlayer spacing.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1404.4305,
title = {Honeycomb, square, and kagom\'e vortex lattices in superconducting systems with multi-scale inter-vortex interactions},
author = {Qingyou Meng and Christopher N. Varney and Hans Fangohr and Egor Babaev},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1404.4305},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
5 pages, 5 figures