Fractional-flux vortices and spin superfluidity in triplet superconductors

被引:16
作者
Babaev, E [1 ]
机构
[1] Cornell Univ, Atom & Solid State Phys Lab, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
[2] Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Phys, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.137001
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We discuss a novel type of fractional-flux vortices along with integer flux vortices in Kosterlitz-Thouless transitions in a triplet superconductor. We show that under certain conditions a spin-triplet superconductor should exhibit a novel state of spin superfluidity without superconductivity.
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