Magnetic-Field-Induced Pattern of Coexisting Condensates in the Superconducting State of CeCoIn5

Alexandros Aperis, Georgios Varelogiannis, and Peter B. Littlewood
Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 216403 – Published 25 May 2010

Abstract

CeCoIn5 is an anomalous superconductor which exhibits a high-magnetic-field phase that consists of a modulated magnetic coupling together with persistent superconducting order. Here we use a generic microscopic model to argue that this state is a pattern of coexisting condensates: a d-wave singlet superconducting (SC) state, a staggered π-triplet SC state, and a spin density wave (SDW). Our microscopic picture allows a calculation of the phase diagram, and physical consequences including NMR. We interpret the appearance of the SDW order in the Q phase as being induced by odd-triplet pairing.

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  • Received 27 January 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.216403

©2010 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Alexandros Aperis1, Georgios Varelogiannis1, and Peter B. Littlewood2

  • 1Department of Physics, National Technical University of Athens, GR-15780 Athens, Greece
  • 2Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom

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Vol. 104, Iss. 21 — 28 May 2010

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