Topological phase transition in superconductors with mirror symmetry

A. Lowe; M. Ortuño; I. V. Yurkevich

doi:10.1088/1361-648X/ab467d

Topological phase transition in superconductors with mirror symmetry

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We provide analytical and numerical evidence that the attractive two-dimensional Kitaev model on a lattice with mirror symmetry demonstrates an unusual 'intrinsic' phase at half filling. This phase emerges in the phase diagram at the boundary separating two topological superconductors with opposite Chern numbers and exists due to the condensation of non-zero momentum Cooper pairs. Unlike Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov superconductivity, the Cooper pairs momenta are lying along two lines in the Brillouin zone meaning simultaneous condensation of a continuum of Cooper pairs.

Original language	English
Article number	035603
Journal	Journal of physics. Condensed matter : an Institute of Physics journal
Volume	32
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/ab467d
Publication status	Published - 22 Oct 2019

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Topological phase transition in superconductors with mirror symmetry
©2019 IOP Publishing Ltd. After the Embargo Period, the full text of the Accepted Manuscript may be made available on the non-commercial repository for anyone with an internet connection to read and download. After the Embargo Period a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence applies to the Accepted Manuscript, in which case it may then only be posted under that CC BY-NC-ND licence provided that all the terms of the licence are adhered to, and any copyright notice and any cover sheet applied by IOP is not deleted or modified.
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