Bicritical point in multi-bands inhomogeneous superconductors
Creators
- 1. Departamento de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, 3000, Coroado, 69077-070 Manaus, AM (Brazil)
- 2. Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas, Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud, 150, Urca, 22290-180 Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)
Description
Multi-band systems as inter-metallic and heavy fermion compounds have quasi-particles arising from different orbitals at their Fermi surface. Since these quasi-particles have different masses or densities, there is a natural mismatch of the Fermi wave-vectors associated with different orbitals. This makes these materials potential candidates to observe exotic superconducting phases as Sarma or FFLO phases, even in the absence of an external magnetic field. The distinct orbitals coexisting at the Fermi surface are generally hybridized and their degree of mixing can be controlled by external pressure. In this work we investigate the existence of an FFLO type of phase in a two-band BCS superconductor controlled by hybridization analyzing the phase diagram at finite temperature, the system has similarities to conventional FFLO phase induced by field but has an entirely different nature, like a presence of a bicritical point.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2011.11.014Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.physc.2011.11.014;
- PII
- S0921-4534(11)00517-X;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physica. C, Superconductivity
- Journal Volume
- 474
- Journal Page Range
- p. 21-24
- ISSN
- 0921-4534
- CODEN
- PHYCE6
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 43086539
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BCS THEORY; FERMI LEVEL; FERMIONS; INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MASS; MIXING; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; QUASI PARTICLES; SUPERCONDUCTORS
- Descriptors DEC
- ALLOYS; DIAGRAMS; ENERGY LEVELS; INFORMATION
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.