Distortional weak-coupling instability of Bogoliubov Fermi surfaces

Abstract

Centrosymmetric multiband superconductors which break time-reversal symmetry generically have two-dimensional nodes, i.e., Fermi surfaces of Bogoliubov quasiparticles. We show that the coupling of the electrons to the lattice always leads to a weak-coupling instability of such a state towards spontaneous breaking of inversion symmetry at low temperatures. This instability is driven by a Cooper logarithm in the internal energy but the order parameter is not superconducting but distortional. We present a comprehensive symmetry analysis and introduce a measure that allows to compare the strengths of competing distortional instabilities. Moreover, we discuss the instability using an effective single-band model. This framework reveals a duality mapping of the effective model which maps the distortional order parameter onto a superconducting one, providing a natural explanation for the Cooper logarithm and the weak-coupling nature of the instability. Finally, we consider the possibility of a pair-density wave state when inversion symmetry is broken. We find that it can indeed exist but does not affect the instability itself.

arXiv comment16+ pages, 4 figures

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