Fluctuation and strain effects in a chiral p-wave superconductor
Mark H. Fischer, Erez Berg
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.93.054501 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
For a tetragonal material, order parameters of px and py symmetry are related by rotation and hence have the same Tc at a mean-field level. This degeneracy can be lifted by a symmetry-breaking field, such as (uniaxial) in-plane strain, such that at Tc, the order parameter is only of px or py symmetry. Only at a lower temperature also the respective other order parameter condenses to form a chiral p-wave state. At the mean-field level, the derivative of Tc with strain is discontinuous at zero strain. We analyze the consequences of (thermal) fluctuations on the strain-temperature phase diagram within a Ginzburg-Landau approach. We find that the order-parameter fluctuations can drive the transition to be weakly first order, rounding off this discontinuity. We discuss the possibility of a second-order transition into a nonsuperconducting time-reversal-symmetry-breaking phase and consequences for the spin-triplet superconductor Sr2RuO4.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sr2RuO4 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | — | Pressure not reported | unknown |
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