Superconductivity mediated by polar modes in ferroelectric metals

The occurrence of superconductivity in doped SrTiO3 at low carrier densities points to the presence of an unusually strong pairing interaction that has eluded understanding for several decades. We report experimental results showing the pressure dependence of the superconducting transition temperature, Tc, near to optimal doping that sheds light on the nature of this interaction. We find that Tc increases dramatically when the energy gap of the ferroelectric critical modes is suppressed, i.e., as the ferroelectric quantum critical point is approached in a way reminiscent to behaviour observed in magnetic counterparts. However, in contrast to the latter, the coupling of the carriers to the critical modes in ferroelectrics is predicted to be small. We present a quantitative model involving the dynamical screening of the Coulomb interaction and show that an enhancement of Tc near to a ferroelectric quantum critical point can arise due to the virtual exchange of longitudinal hybrid-polar-modes, even in the absence of a strong coupling to the transverse critical modes.

Possible Occurrence of Superconductivity by the π-flux Dirac String Formation Due to Spin-Twisting Itinerant Motion of Electrons

We show that the Rashba spin-orbit interaction causes spin-twisting itinerant motion of electrons in metals and realizes the quantized cyclotron orbits of conduction electrons without an external magnetic field. From the view point of the Berry connection, the cause of this quantization is the appearance of a non-trivial Berry connection A fic = − ℏ 2 e ∇ χ ( χ is an angular variable with period 2 π ) that generates π flux (in the units of ℏ = 1 , e = 1 , c = 1 ) inside the nodal singularities of the wave function (a “Dirac string”) along the centers of spin-twisting. Since it has been shown in our previous work that the collective mode of ∇ χ is stabilized by the electron-pairing and generates supercurrent, the π -flux Dirac string created by the spin-twisting itinerant motion will be stabilized by the electron-pairing and produce supercurrent.

Сверхпроводимость, инициированная электрическим полем в высокотемпературном сверхпроводнике при T>T-=SUB=-c-=/SUB=-

The theory of occurrence of superconductivity in the plate of high-temperature superconductor under electric field vertical to it, when the carrier concentration lies outside of the region of existence of superconductivity at the temperature T < $$T_{{\text{c}}}^{{\max }}$$ , was developed. The calculation was carried out for the layer of lanthanum strontium cuprate under the fields of 10^–1 V/nm ≥ E ≥ 10^–2 V/nm at various temperatures and hole concentrations. It was demonstrated that the quasi-two-dimensional superconducting layer of several Angstrom in thickness occurs near surface of the plate, moreover thickness of this layer does not depend on magnitude of the field, and depends only on temperature and on hole concentration.

Superconductivity in a one-dimensional correlated quantum system

We construct a one-dimensional (1D) theoretical model to clarify the occurrence of superconductivity. The weak-coupling (WC) theory allows a determination of the phase diagram. The constrained hopping induces additional two-body and three-body interactions. At half-filling, the three-body interaction is responsible for the triplet superconducting (TS) correlation. Away from half-filling, the two-body interaction works, favoring the singlet superconducting (SS) correlation. The results are expected to provide an insignificant insight into the superconductivity mechanism.

OCCURRENCE OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN Ca-DOPED (Pb,Cu)Sr2PrCu2Oz

We have investigated the Ca -doping effects on the structural, electrical and magnetic properties of ( Pb 0.5 Cu 0.5) Sr 2( Pr 1-x Ca x Cu 2 O z( x =0-0.5) bulk ceramic samples. The electrical resistivity, thermoelectric power and magnetic susceptibility measurements reveal that the Ca doping introduces holes into the system and thereby superconductivity with onset T c, of about 36 K is induced for a phase with x =0.5. These results are discussed in conjunction with the roles of hole doping, structural changes and Pr - O hybridization in CuO 2 layers.