Superconducting and Ferromagnetic Phases in SrTiO[subscript 3]/LaAlO[subscript 3] Oxide Interface Structures: Possibility of Finite Momentum Pairing
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Michaeli, Karen; Potter, Andrew Cole; Lee, Patrick A.
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Superconducting and Ferromagnetic Phases in SrTiO3/LaAlO3 Oxide Interface Structures: Possibility of Finite Momentum Pairing
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We introduce a model to explain the observed ferromagnetism and superconductivity in LAO/STO oxide interface structures. Because of the polar catastrophe mechanism, 1/2 charge per unit cell is transferred to the interface layer. We argue that this charge localizes and orders ferromagnetically via exchange with the conduction electrons. Ordinarily, this ferromagnetism would destroy superconductivity, but, due to strong spin-orbit coupling near the interface, the magnetism and superconductivity can coexist by forming a Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinikov-type condensate of Cooper pairs at finite momentum, which is surprisingly robust in the presence of strong disorder.
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2012-03Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of PhysicsJournal
Physical Review Letters
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American Physical Society
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Michaeli, Karen, Andrew Potter, and Patrick Lee. “Superconducting and Ferromagnetic Phases in SrTiO_{3}/LaAlO_{3} Oxide Interface Structures: Possibility of Finite Momentum Pairing.” Physical Review Letters 108.11 (2012): Web. 4 May 2012. © 2012 American Physical Society
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0031-9007
1079-7114