Spontaneous finite momentum pairing in superconductors without inversion symmetry
arXiv:1602.03194 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.95.184515
Abstract
We analyze the effect of magnetic fluctuations in superconductors with strong spin-orbit coupling and show that they drive a phase transition between two superconducting states: a conventional phase with zero center-of-mass momentum of Cooper pairs, and an exotic phase with non-zero pair momentum. The latter is found to exhibit persistent currents without magnetic field in doubly connected geometries such as rings. Surprisingly, the transition temperature into the superconducting state can be increased by applying a Zeeman magnetic field.
6 pages, 4 figures
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