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Superconductivity in a Ferromagnetic Layered Compound

Superconductivity 2009-10-31 v2

Abstract

We examine superconductivity in layered systems with large Fermi-surface splitting due to coexisting ferromagnetic layers. In particular, the hybrid ruthenate-cuprate compound RuSr_2GdCu_2O_8 is examined on the coexistence of the superconductivity and the ferromagnetism, which has been observed recently. We calculate critical fields of the superconductivity taking into account the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov state in a model with Fermi-surfaces which shapes are similar to those obtained by a band calculation. It is shown that the critical field is enhanced remarkably due to a Fermi-surface effect, and can be high enough to make the coexistence possible in a microscopic scale. We also clarify the direction of the spatial oscillation of the order parameter, which may be observed by scanning tunneling microscope experiments.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0001318,
  title  = {Superconductivity in a Ferromagnetic Layered Compound},
  author = {Hiroshi Shimahara and Satomi Hata},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0001318},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 4 figures, (Latex, revtex.sty, epsf.sty)

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