Dislocations and vortices in pair density wave superconductors

dc.creatorAgterberg, D. F.
dc.creatorTsunetsugu, H.
dc.date2009-02-04
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dc.descriptionWith the ground breaking work of the Fulde, Ferell, Larkin, and Ovchinnikov (FFLO), it was realized that superconducting order can also break translational invariance; leading to a phase in which the Cooper pairs develop a coherent periodic spatially oscillating structure. Such pair density wave (PDW) superconductivity has become relevant in a diverse range of systems, including cuprates, organic superconductors, heavy fermion superconductors, cold atoms, and high density quark matter. Here we show that, in addition to charge density wave (CDW) order, there are PDW ground states that induce spin density wave (SDW) order when there is no applied magnetic field. Furthermore, we show that PDW phases support topological defects that combine dislocations in the induced CDW/SDW order with a fractional vortex in the usual superconducting order. These defects provide a mechanism for fluctuation driven non-superconducting CDW/SDW phases and conventional vortices with CDW/SDW order in the core.
dc.description6 pages,1 figure, 1 table
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0902.0805
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0902.0805
dc.identifierNature Physics 4, 639 (2008)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1038/nphys999
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/218660
dc.subjectStrongly Correlated Electrons
dc.subjectSuperconductivity
dc.titleDislocations and vortices in pair density wave superconductors
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