On the existence of nematic-superconducting states in the Ginzburg-Landau regime

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Main Authors: De Leo, Mariano, Borgna, Juan Pablo, Ovalle, Diego García
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author De Leo, Mariano
Borgna, Juan Pablo
Ovalle, Diego García
author_facet De Leo, Mariano
Borgna, Juan Pablo
Ovalle, Diego García
contents In this article, we investigate the existence of nematic-superconducting states in the Ginzburg-Landau regime, both analytically and numerically. From the configurations considered, a slab and a cylinder with a circular cross-section, we demonstrate the existence of geometrical thresholds for the obtention of non-zero nematic order parameters. Within the frame of this constraint, the numerical calculations on the slab reveal that the competition or collaboration between nematicity and superconductivity is a complex energy minimization problem, requiring the accommodation of the Ginzburg-Landau parameters of the decoupled individual systems, the sign of the bi-quadratic potential energy relating both order parameters and the magnitude of the applied magnetic field. Specifically, the numerical results show the existence of a parameter regime for which it is possible to find mixed nematic-superconducting states. These regimes depend strongly on both the applied magnetic field and the potential coupling parameter. Since the proposed model corresponds to the weak coupling regime, and since it is a condition on these parameters, we design a test to decide whether this condition is fulfilled.
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spellingShingle On the existence of nematic-superconducting states in the Ginzburg-Landau regime
De Leo, Mariano
Borgna, Juan Pablo
Ovalle, Diego García
Superconductivity
Mathematical Physics
35Q36
In this article, we investigate the existence of nematic-superconducting states in the Ginzburg-Landau regime, both analytically and numerically. From the configurations considered, a slab and a cylinder with a circular cross-section, we demonstrate the existence of geometrical thresholds for the obtention of non-zero nematic order parameters. Within the frame of this constraint, the numerical calculations on the slab reveal that the competition or collaboration between nematicity and superconductivity is a complex energy minimization problem, requiring the accommodation of the Ginzburg-Landau parameters of the decoupled individual systems, the sign of the bi-quadratic potential energy relating both order parameters and the magnitude of the applied magnetic field. Specifically, the numerical results show the existence of a parameter regime for which it is possible to find mixed nematic-superconducting states. These regimes depend strongly on both the applied magnetic field and the potential coupling parameter. Since the proposed model corresponds to the weak coupling regime, and since it is a condition on these parameters, we design a test to decide whether this condition is fulfilled.
title On the existence of nematic-superconducting states in the Ginzburg-Landau regime
topic Superconductivity
Mathematical Physics
35Q36
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.13106