Published March 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Theory of tunneling conductance in normal metal/triplet superconductor junctions without inversion symmetry

  • 1. Department of Applied Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan and CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST) Nagoya, 464-8603 (Japan)

Description

We study tunneling conductance in normal metal/triplet superconductor junctions without inversion symmetry by solving the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation. We consider a pairing symmetry, d(k)∝x-circumflex ky-y-circumflex kx. The effect of Rashba spin-orbit coupling (RSOC) is taken into account. We find that the RSOC induces a peak at the energy gap like s-wave superconductors in the tunneling spectrum. This is because the two of four eigenfunctions of the Hamiltonian for triplet pairing coincide with those for s-wave pairing when a relation holds between pairing symmetry and spin-orbit coupling, indicative of an s-wave-like property of triplet superconductors. As a result, the tunneling spectrum has s- and p-wave like features. This may serve as a tool for determining the pairing symmetry of triplet superconductors without inversion symmetry

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.10.171;
PII
S0304-8853(06)01356-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Journal Volume
310
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 660-662
ISSN
0304-8853
CODEN
JMMMDC

Conference

Title
17. international conference on magnetism
Dates
20-25 Aug 2006
Place
Kyoto (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39022379
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
EIGENFUNCTIONS; ENERGY GAP; EQUATIONS; HAMILTONIANS; L-S COUPLING; P WAVES; S WAVES; SPECTRA; SUPERCONDUCTORS; SYMMETRY; TRIPLETS; TUNNEL EFFECT
Descriptors DEC
COUPLING; FUNCTIONS; INTERMEDIATE COUPLING; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MULTIPLETS; PARTIAL WAVES; QUANTUM OPERATORS

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