Published March 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Bicritical point in multi-bands inhomogeneous superconductors

  • 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.2011.11.014

Additional 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

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