Surface bound states and spin currents in non-centrosymmetric superconductors

Details Surface bound states and spin currents in non-centrosymmetric superconductors Surface bound states and spin currents in non-centrosymmetric superconductors

2008-04-15

arxiv.org/abs/0804.2464v1

Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 127003 (2008)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

4 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.127003

We investigate the influence of spin-orbit coupling in a non-centrosymmetric superconductor on its ground state properties near a surface. We determine the spectrum of Andreev bound states due to surface-induced mixing of bands with opposite spin helicities for a Rashba-type spin-orbit coupling. We find a qualitative change of the Andreev spectrum when we account for the suppression of the order parameter near the surface, leading to clear signatures in the surface density of states. We also compute the spin current at the surface, which has spin polarization normal to that of the bulk current. The magnitude of the current at the surface is enhanced in the normal state compared to the bulk, and even further enlarged in the superconducting phase. The particle and hole coherence amplitudes show Faraday-like rotations of the spin along quasiparticle trajectories.

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