Generic nodeless Larkin Ovchinnikov states due to singlet-triplet mixing

Details Generic nodeless Larkin Ovchinnikov states due to singlet-triplet mixing Generic nodeless Larkin Ovchinnikov states due to singlet-triplet mixing

2010-03-04

arxiv.org/abs/1003.1152v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

4 pages, 4 figures

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Larkin-Ovchinnikov (LO) states typically have a singlet-gap that vanishes along real-space lines. These real-space nodes lead to Andreev midgap states which can serve as a signature of LO pairing. We show that at these nodes, an odd-parity, spin-triplet component is always induced, leading to a nodeless LO phase. We find the two-dimensional weak coupling, clean limit s-wave phase diagram when this spin-triplet part is included. The triplet component is large and increases the stability of the FFLO phase. We also show that the spin-triplet contribution pushes the midgap states away from zero energy. Finally, we show how our results can be explained phenomenologically though Lifshitz invariants. These invariants provide a simple approach to understand the role of unconventional pairing states, spin-orbit coupling, and inhomogeneous mixed singlet-triplet states that are not due to a FFLO instability. We discuss our results in the context of organic superconductors.

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