Parity-mixing superconducting phase in the Rashba-Hubbard model and its topological properties from dynamical mean-field theory

Xiancong Lu and D. Sénéchal
Phys. Rev. B 98, 245118 – Published 13 December 2018

Abstract

We investigate parity-mixing superconductivity in the two-dimensional Hubbard model with Rashba spin-orbit coupling, using cellular dynamical mean-field theory (CDMFT). A superconducting state with mixed singlet d-wave and triplet p-wave character is found in a wide range of doping. The singlet component decreases with the amplitude of the Rashba spin-orbit coupling, whereas the triplet component increases, but both disappear at about 20% doping. The effect of a Zeeman field is also investigated; it tends to suppress both types of superconductivity but induces nontrivial topological properties: The computed bulk Chern number is nonzero in the mixed superconductivity phase, at least in the underdoped region. A strong suppression of the excitation gap occurs slightly after optimal doping; this might be the sign of a topological transition within the superconducting dome.

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  • Received 6 July 2018
  • Revised 28 October 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.245118

©2018 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

Authors & Affiliations

Xiancong Lu1 and D. Sénéchal2

  • 1Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
  • 2Département de physique and Institut quantique, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1K 2R1

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Vol. 98, Iss. 24 — 15 December 2018

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