Robustness of chiral surface current and subdominant $s$-wave Cooper pairs

Abstract

The robustness of the chiral surface current of chiral superconductors against surface roughness is studied utilizing the quasiclassical Eilenberger theory. We consider the general chiral superconductors where the pair potential is given by the spherical harmonics $Y_l^m$ such that $(l,m)=(1,\pm 1)$ state corresponds to an ($p_x\pm i{p}_y$)-wave superconductor. The self-consistent calculations demonstrate that the robustness of the chiral current is determined by whether subdominant $s$-wave Cooper pairs are induced by disorder. The induced $s$-wave pairs act as an effective pair potential. As a result, the spontaneous chiral current of ($p_x+i{p}_y$)- and ($d_{x^2-y^2}+i{d}_{xy}$)-wave superconductors are robust against the roughness because the subdominant $s$-wave Cooper pairs are present.

arXiv comment10 pages, 9 figures

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