Superconductivity and local noncentrosymmetricity in crystal lattices

Mark H. Fischer; Florian Loder; Manfred Sigrist

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.84.184533

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Superconductivity and local noncentrosymmetricity in crystal lattices

Mark H. Fischer, Florian Loder, Manfred Sigrist

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.184533 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

Symmetry of the crystal lattice can be a determining factor for the structure of Cooper pairs in unconventional superconductors. In this study we extend the discussion of superconductivity in noncentrosymmetric materials to the case when inversion symmetry is missing locally, but is present on a global level. Concretely, we investigate the staggered noncentrosymmetricity within a regular sublattice structure, in some analogy to the discussion of superconductivity in antiferromagnetic systems. Three crystal structures are analyzed in detail as illustrative examples for the extended classification of Cooper-pairing channels. One of the cases may be relevant for the class of iron-pnictide superconductors.