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arxiv: 1702.08659 · v2 · pith:ZTVIFNUUnew · submitted 2017-02-28 · ❄️ cond-mat.supr-con

Multipole superconductivity in nonsymmorphic Sr₂IrO₄

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Discoveries of marked similarities to high-$T_{\text{c}}$ cuprate superconductors point to the realization of superconductivity in the doped $J_{\text{eff}} = 1 / 2$ Mott insulator Sr$_2$IrO$_4$. Contrary to the mother compound of cuprate superconductors, several stacking patterns of in-plane canted antiferromagnetic moments have been reported, which are distinguished by the ferromagnetic components as $-++-$, $++++$, and $-+-+$. In this paper, we clarify unconventional features of the superconductivity coexisting with $-++-$ and $-+-+$ structures. Combining the group theoretical analysis and numerical calculations for an effective $J_{\text{eff}} = 1 / 2$ model, we show unusual superconducting gap structures in the $-++-$ state protected by nonsymmorphic magnetic space group symmetry. Furthermore, our calculation shows that the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov superconductivity is inevitably stabilized in the $-+-+$ state since the odd-parity magnetic $-+-+$ order makes the band structure asymmetric by cooperating with spin-orbit coupling. These unusual superconducting properties are signatures of magnetic multipole order in nonsymmorphic crystal.

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