Skyrmionic chains and lattices in $s+id$ superconductors

Abstract

We report characteristic vortex configurations in $s+id$ superconductors with time reversal symmetry breaking, exposed to magnetic field. A vortex in the $s+id$ state tends to have an opposite phase winding between $s-$ and $d-$wave condensates. We find that this peculiar feature together with the competition between $s-$ and $d-$wave symmetry results in three distinct classes of vortical configurations. When either $s-$ or $d-$ condensate absolutely dominates, vortices form a conventional lattice. However, when one condensate is relatively dominant, vortices organize in chains that exhibit skyrmionic character, separating the chiral components of the $s\pm id$ order parameter into domains within and outside the chain. Such skyrmionic chains are found stable even at high magnetic field. When $s-$ and $d-$ condensates have a comparable strength, vortices split cores in two chiral components to form full-fledged skyrmions, i.e. coreless topological structures with an integer topological charge, organized in a lattice. We provide characteristic magnetic field distributions of all states, enabling their identification in e.g. scanning Hall probe and scanning SQUID experiments. These unique vortex states are relevant for high-T${}_c$ cuprate and iron-based superconductors, where the relative strength of competing pairing symmetries is expected to be tuned by temperature and/or doping level, and can help distinguish $s+is$ and $s+id$ superconducting phases.

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