Spatial line nodes and fractional vortex pairs in the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov phase

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dc.creatorAgterberg, D. F.
dc.creatorZheng, Z.
dc.creatorMukherjee, S.
dc.date2007-12-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:48:53Z
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dc.descriptionA Zeeman magnetic field can induce a Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) phase in spin-singlet superconductors. Here we argue that there is a non-trivial solution for the FFLO vortex phase that exists near the upper critical field in which the wavefunction has only spatial line nodes that form intricate and unusual three-dimensional structures. These structures include a crisscrossing lattice of two sets of non-parallel line nodes. We show that these solutions arise from the decay of conventional Abrikosov vortices into pairs of fractional vortices. We propose that neutron scattering studies can observe these fractional vortex pairs through the observation of a lattice of 1/2 flux quanta vortices. We also consider related phases in non-centrosymmetric (NC) superconductors.
dc.description4 pages, 2 figures, Phys. Rev Lett. in press
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0712.2003
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0712.2003
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/144104
dc.subjectStrongly Correlated Electrons
dc.subjectSuperconductivity
dc.titleSpatial line nodes and fractional vortex pairs in the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov phase
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