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Model for superconductivity at any temperature

Mohamed M. Anber, Yannis Burnier, Eray Sabancilar, Mikhail Shaposhnikov

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevD.93.021701 · Physical Review D

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Abstract

We construct a 2+1 dimensional model that sustains superconductivity at all temperatures. This is achieved by introducing a Chern-Simons mixing term between two Abelian gauge fields A and Z. The superfluid is described by a complex scalar charged under Z, whereas a sufficiently strong magnetic field of A forces the superconducting condensate to form at all temperatures. In fact, at finite temperature, the theory exhibits Berezinsky-Kosterlitz-Thouless phase transition due to proliferation of topological vortices admitted by our construction. However, the critical temperature is proportional to the magnetic field of A, and thus, the phase transition can be postponed to high temperatures by increasing the strength of the magnetic field.

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