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Recent developments in unconventional superconductivity theory
The review of recent developments in the unconventional superconductivity
theory is given. In the fist part I consider the physical origin of the Kerr
rotation polarization of light reflected from the surface of superconducting
. Then the comparison of magneto-optical responses in
superconductors with orbital and spin spontaneous magnetization is presented.
The latter result is applied to the estimation of the magneto-optical
properties of neutral superfluids with spontaneous magnetization. The second
part is devoted to the natural optical activity or gyrotropy properties of
noncentrosymmetric metals in their normal and superconducting states. The
temperature behavior of the gyrotropy coefficient is compared with the
temperature behavior of paramagnetic susceptibility determining the noticeable
increase of the paramagnetic limiting field in noncentrosymmetric
superconductors. In the last chapter I describe the order parameter and the
symmetry of superconducting state in the itinerant ferromagnet with
orthorhombic symmetry. Finally the Josephson coupling between two adjacent
ferromagnet superconducting domains is discussed.Comment: 15 page
Half-quantum vortices
Unlike to superfluid ⁴He the superfluid ³He-A support the existence of vortices with half-quantum of circulation as well as single quantum vortices. The singular single quanta vortices as well as nonsingular vortices with 2 quanta of circulation have been revealed in rotating ³He-A. However, the half-quantum vortices in open geom-etry always possess an extra energy due to spin-orbit coupling leading to formation of domain wall at distances larger than dipole length ∼10⁻³ cm from the vortex axis. Fortunately the same magnetic dipole–dipole interaction does not prevent the existence of half-quantum vortices in the polar phase of superfluid ³He recently discovered in peculiar porous media “nematically ordered” aerogel. Here we discuss this exotic possibility. The discoveries of half-quantum vortices in triplet pairing superconductor Sr₂RuO₄ as well in the exciton–polariton condensates are the other parts of the story about half-quantum vortices also described in the paper
Magnetoelectric effect and the upper critical field in superconductors without inversion center
Solving the Ginzburg–Landau equation we demonstrate that the paramagnetic limiting of superconducting state in the superconductors without space inversion symmetry is significantly weakened. It is caused by so called magnetoelectric mechanism proving to be effective or not depending of the magnetic field direction and the crystal symmetry
Antiferromagnetic order in CeCoIn₅ oriented by spin-orbital coupling
An incommensurate spin-density wave ( Q phase) confined inside the superconducting state at high basal plane magnetic field is an unique property of the heavy-fermion metal CeCoIn₅. The neutron scattering experiments and the theoretical studies point out that this state come out from the soft mode condensation of magnetic resonance excitations. We show that the fixation of direction of antiferromagnetic modulations by a magnetic field reported by Gerber et al. [Nat. Phys. 10, 126 (2014)], is explained by spin-orbit coupling. This result, obtained on the basis of quite general phenomenological arguments, is supported by the microscopic derivation of the χzz susceptibility dependence on the mutual orientation of the basal plane magnetic field and the direction of modulation of spin polarization in a multiband metal
On the theory of superconductivity in ferromagnetic superconductors with triplet pairing
We point out that ferromagnetic superconductors with triplet pairing and
strong spin-orbit coupling are even in the simplest case at least two-band
superconductors. The Gor'kov type formalism for such superconductors is
developed and the Ginzburg-Landau equations are derived. The dependence of the
critical temperature on the concentration of ordinary point-like impurities is
found. Its nonuniversality could serve as a qualitative measure of the two-band
character of ferromagnetic superconductors. The problem of the upper critical
field determination is also discussed.Comment: 8 pages, no figure; important changes with respect to the previous
versions due to the correction of a mistake: in this new version, a more
general form is considered for the order parameter (the two-components of the
order parameter were considered before as equal, which is in general not
true) ; submitted to Physical Review
Giant Quantum Oscillations of the Longitudinal Magnetoresistance in Quasi two-dimensional Metals
We have investigated in frame of the quantum transport theory the magnetic
quantum oscillations of the longitudinal magnetoresistance in quasi
two-dimensional metals for a magnetic field perpendicular to the layers.
Giant Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations are found when the cyclotron energy
is much larger than the interlayer transfer integral
(the two-dimensional limit). In large magnetic fields and at low temperatures,
the minima of the magnetoconductivity exhibit a
thermally activated behavior in presence of negligibly small chemical potential
oscillations, as observed in the organic layered conductor
\beta''\mathrm{-(BEDT-TTF)}_{2}\mathrm{SF}_{5}\mathrm{CH}_{2}\mathrm{CF}_{2}\m
athrm{SO}_{3}.
The questions concerning the absence of strong chemical potential
oscillations in such compound and the impurity self-energy are discussed.Comment: 4 pages, intended for publication in special issue of Physica B for
RHMF 2003 Conference, Toulous
Polarization Effects in Superfluid He
A theory of thermoelectric phenomena in superfluid is developed. It is
found an estimation of the dipole moment of helium atom arising due to electron
shell deformation caused by pushing forces from the side of its surrounding
atoms. The corresponding electric signal generated in a liquid consisting of
electrically neutral atoms by the ordinary sound waves is found extremely
small. The second sound waves in superfluid generate the polarization of
liquid induced by the relative accelerated motion of the superfluid and the
normal component. The derived ratio of the amplitudes of temperature and
electric polarization potential was proved to be practically temperature
independent. Its magnitude is in reasonable correspondence with the
experimental observations. The polarity of electric signal is determined by the
sign of temperature gradient in accordance with the measurements. The problem
of the roton excitations dipole moment is also discussed.Comment: 8 pages, no figure
Mixed-parity superconductivity in centrosymmetric crystals
A weak-coupling formalism for superconducting states possessing both singlet
(even parity) and triplet (odd parity) components of the order parameter in
centrosymmetric crystals is developed. It is shown that the quasiparticle
energy spectrum may be non-degenerate even if the triplet component is unitary.
The superconducting gap of a mixed-parity state may have line nodes in the
strong spin-orbit coupling limit. The pseudospin carried by the superconducting
electrons is calculated, from which follows a prediction of a kink anomaly in
the temperature dependence of muon spin relaxation rate. The anomaly occurs at
the phase boundary between the bare triplet and mixed-parity states. The
stability of mixed-parity states is discussed within Ginzburg-Landau theory.
The results may have immediate application to the superconducting series
Pr(Os,Ru)4Sb12.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures. Final version accepted to PR
Possible symmetries of the superconducting order parameter in a hexagonal ferromagnet
We study the order parameter symmetry in a hexagonal crystal with co-existing
superconductivity and ferromagnetism. An experimental example is provided by
carbon-based materials, such as graphite-sulfur composites, in which an
evidence of such co-existence has been recently discovered. The presence of a
non-zero magnetization in the normal phase brings about considerable changes in
the symmetry classification of superconducting states, compared to the
non-magnetic case.Comment: 4 pages, REVTe
Impurity Effects on the A_1-A_2 Splitting of Superfluid 3He in Aerogel
When liquid 3He is impregnated into silica aerogel a solid-like layer of 3He
atoms coats the silica structure. The surface 3He is in fast exchange with the
liquid on NMR timescales. The exchange coupling of liquid 3He quasiparticles
with the localized 3He spins modifies the scattering of 3He quasiparticles by
the aerogel structure. In a magnetic field the polarization of the solid spins
gives rise to a splitting of the scattering cross-section of for `up' vs.
`down' spin quasiparticles, relative to the polarization of the solid 3He. We
discuss this effect, as well as the effects of non-magnetic scattering, in the
context of a possible splitting of the superfluid transition for
vs. Cooper pairs for superfluid 3He
in aerogel, analogous to the A_1-A_2 splitting in bulk 3He. Comparison with the
existing measurements of T_c for B< 5 kG, which show no evidence of an A_1-A_2
splitting, suggests a liquid-solid exchange coupling of order J = 0.1 mK.
Measurements at higher fields, B > 20 kG, should saturate the polarization of
the solid 3He and reveal the A_1-A_2 splitting.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figure
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