Theory of tunneling conductance in normal metal/triplet superconductor junctions without inversion symmetry
Creators
- 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
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.