Superconducting order parameter of Sr2RuO4: A microscopic perspective

Autor(es)

Ramires, Aline ^{[1, 2, 3]} ; Sigrist, Manfred ^[4]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Max Planck Inst Phys Komplexer Syst, D-01187 Dresden - Germany

^[2] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Fis Teor, BR-01140070 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[3] ICTP, SAIFR, BR-01140070 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[4] Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Inst Theoret Phys, CH-8093 Zurich - Switzerland

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Physical Review B; v. 100, n. 10 SEP 3 2019.
• Citações Web of Science: 3

Resumo

The character of the superconducting phase of Sr2RuO4 is the topic of a longstanding discussion. The classification of the symmetry allowed order parameters has relied on the tetragonal symmetry of the lattice and on cylindrical Fermi surfaces, usually taken to be featureless, not including the nontrivial symmetry aspects related to their orbital content. Here we show how the careful account of the orbital degree of freedom and a three-dimensional description lead to a much richer classification of order parameters. We analyze the stability and degeneracy of these new order parameters from the perspective of the concept of superconducting fitness and propose new order parameter candidates which can systematically account for the observed phenomenology in this material. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 18/18287-8 - Novos métodos teóricos para o entendimento e optimização de fases emergentes da matéria em materiais complexos
• Beneficiário: Aline Ramires Neves de Oliveira
• Linha de fomento: Bolsas no Brasil - Apoio a Jovens Pesquisadores