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arxiv: 1501.06677 · v2 · pith:HHTWCQHInew · submitted 2015-01-27 · ❄️ cond-mat.supr-con

Orbital angular momentum in a nonchiral topological superconductor

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keywords topologicalwaveangularinteractionmomentumorbitalbulkphase
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We investigate the bulk orbital angular momentum in a two-dimensional time-reversal broken topological superconductor with the Rashba spin-orbit interaction, the Zeeman interaction, and the $s$-wave pairing potential. Prior to the topological phase transition, we find the crossover from $s$ wave to $p$ wave. For the large spin-orbit interaction, even in the topological phase, $L_z/N$ does not reach $-1/2$, which is the intrinsic value in chiral $p$-wave superconductors. Here $L_z$ and $N$ are the bulk orbital angular momentum and the total number of electrons at zero temperature, respectively. Finally, we discuss the effects of nonmagnetic impurities.

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