Is Sr2RuO4 a chiral p-wave superconductor?
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M1 (Canada)
Description
Much excitement surrounds the possibility that strontium ruthenate exhibits chiral p-wave superconducting order. Such order would be a solid state analogue of the A phase of He-3, with the potential for leading to exotic physics relevant to quantum computing. We take a critical look at the evidence for such time reversal symmetry breaking order. The possible superconducting order parameter symmetries and the evidence for and against chiral p-wave order are reviewed, with an emphasis on the most recent theoretical predictions and experimental observations. In particular, attempts to reconcile experimental observations and theoretical predictions for the spontaneous supercurrents expected at sample edges and domain walls of a chiral p-wave superconductor and for the polar Kerr effect, a key signature of broken time reversal symmetry, are discussed.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/21/16/164210Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1088/0953-8984/21/16/164210;
- PII
- S0953-8984(09)06721-6;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
- Journal Volume
- 21
- Journal Issue
- 16
- Journal Page Range
- [5 p.]
- ISSN
- 0953-8984
- CODEN
- JCOMEL
Conference
- Title
- 25. international conference on low temperature physics
- Acronym
- LT25
- Dates
- 6-13 Aug 2008
- Place
- Amsterdam (Netherlands)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41028398
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CHIRALITY; FORECASTING; HELIUM 3; KERR EFFECT; ORDER PARAMETERS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; P WAVES; QUANTUM COMPUTERS; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLIDS; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS; SUPERCONDUCTORS; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY BREAKING
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; COMPUTERS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HELIUM ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NUCLEI; PARTIAL WAVES; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS; STABLE ISOTOPES; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS