pith. sign in

arxiv: 1503.02024 · v3 · pith:5XMCNXO7new · submitted 2015-03-06 · ❄️ cond-mat.supr-con

Unconventional thermoelectric effect in superconductors that break time-reversal symmetry

classification ❄️ cond-mat.supr-con
keywords time-reversalsymmetrybreakeffectginzburgmechanismstatesuperconductors
0
0 comments X
read the original abstract

We demonstrate that superconductors which break time-reversal symmetry can exhibit thermoelectric properties, which are entirely different from the Ginzburg mechanism. As an example, we show that in the $s+is$ superconducting state there is a reversible contribution to thermally induced supercurrent, whose direction is not invariant under time-reversal operation. Moreover in contrast to Ginzburg's mechanism it has a singular behavior near the time-reversal symmetry breaking phase transition. The effect can be used to confirm or rule out the $s+is$ state, which is widely expected to be realized in pnictide compounds Ba$_{1-x}$K$_{x}$Fe$_2$As$_2$ and stoichiometric LiFeAs.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.