Unusual <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>H</mml:mi><mml:mtext>−</mml:mtext><mml:mi>T</mml:mi></mml:math> phase diagram of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>Ce</mml:mi><mml:msub><mml:mi>Rh</mml:mi><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msub><mml:msub><mml:mi>As</mml:mi><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math>: The role of staggered noncentrosymmetricity
Eric Schertenleib, Mark H. Fischer, Manfred Sigrist
Abstract
This paper shows that the CeRh${}_{2}$As${}_{2}$ phase diagram - which exhibit two superconducting phases - can be described within an extended Ginzburg-Landau theory combining even and odd-parity Cooper pairing states within the staggered non-centrosymmetric crystal structure.
Topics & Concepts
PairingPhase diagramSuperconductivityCondensed matter physicsPhysicsSpin–orbit interactionPhase transitionMathematical physicsPhase (matter)Quantum mechanicsRare-earth and actinide compoundsIron-based superconductors researchPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism