Order Parameter and Vortices in the Superconducting Q Phase of CeCoIn5

D. F. Agterberg, M. Sigrist, and H. Tsunetsugu
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 207004 – Published 22 May 2009

Abstract

Recently, it has been reported that the low-temperature high-magnetic field superconducting phase in CeCoIn5 (Q phase), has spin-density wave (SDW) order that only exists within this phase. This indicates that the SDW order is the result of the development of pair density wave (PDW) order in the superconducting phase that coexists with d-wave superconductivity. Here we develop a phenomenological theory for these coexisting orders. This provides selection rules for the PDW order and further shows that the detailed structure of this order is highly constrained. We then apply our theory to the vortex phase. This reveals vortex phases in which the d-wave vortex cores exhibit charge density wave order and further reveals that the SDW order provides detailed information about the vortex phase.

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  • Received 12 February 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.207004

©2009 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

D. F. Agterberg1, M. Sigrist2, and H. Tsunetsugu3

  • 1Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211, USA
  • 2Theoretische Physik ETH-Hönggerberg CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
  • 3Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan

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Vol. 102, Iss. 20 — 22 May 2009

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