Thermodynamic signatures of a potential Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin Ovchinnikov state in the isotropic superconductor Ti4Ir2O

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Main Authors: Hu, Jiaqi, Ng, Yat Hei, Atanov, Omargeldi, Ruan, Bin-Bin, Ren, Zhi-An, Lortz, Rolf
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Published: 2023
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author Hu, Jiaqi
Ng, Yat Hei
Atanov, Omargeldi
Ruan, Bin-Bin
Ren, Zhi-An
Lortz, Rolf
author_facet Hu, Jiaqi
Ng, Yat Hei
Atanov, Omargeldi
Ruan, Bin-Bin
Ren, Zhi-An
Lortz, Rolf
contents This study presents an investigation of the isotropic superconductor Ti4Ir2O, focusing on its magnetic field vs. temperature phase diagram near and above the Pauli limit for superconductivity. The data exhibits characteristic features that align with the formation of a Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) state, including a deviation of the upper critical field line from the standard WHH model upon approaching the Pauli limiting field and a phase transition line separating the ordinary low-field superconducting phase from an unusual high field superconducting state above the Pauli limit. We discuss why the upper critical field line in this isotropic superconductor can approach the Pauli limit, necessitating a particularly high orbital limit for superconductivity. The research also identifies peculiar features in the specific heat data set taken at 0.6 K, which may be an example of the segmentation of the FFLO phase with multiple q phases. The findings provide an explanation for the violation of the Pauli limit in this superconductor, adding a fully isotropic superconductor to the list of potential FFLO superconductors and providing new insights for contemporary theories of the FFLO state.
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spellingShingle Thermodynamic signatures of a potential Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin Ovchinnikov state in the isotropic superconductor Ti4Ir2O
Hu, Jiaqi
Ng, Yat Hei
Atanov, Omargeldi
Ruan, Bin-Bin
Ren, Zhi-An
Lortz, Rolf
Superconductivity
This study presents an investigation of the isotropic superconductor Ti4Ir2O, focusing on its magnetic field vs. temperature phase diagram near and above the Pauli limit for superconductivity. The data exhibits characteristic features that align with the formation of a Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) state, including a deviation of the upper critical field line from the standard WHH model upon approaching the Pauli limiting field and a phase transition line separating the ordinary low-field superconducting phase from an unusual high field superconducting state above the Pauli limit. We discuss why the upper critical field line in this isotropic superconductor can approach the Pauli limit, necessitating a particularly high orbital limit for superconductivity. The research also identifies peculiar features in the specific heat data set taken at 0.6 K, which may be an example of the segmentation of the FFLO phase with multiple q phases. The findings provide an explanation for the violation of the Pauli limit in this superconductor, adding a fully isotropic superconductor to the list of potential FFLO superconductors and providing new insights for contemporary theories of the FFLO state.
title Thermodynamic signatures of a potential Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin Ovchinnikov state in the isotropic superconductor Ti4Ir2O
topic Superconductivity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.01914