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| Article number | 012501 |
|---|---|
| <mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 17/07/2006 |
| <mark>Journal</mark> | Physical review B |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication Status | Published |
| <mark>Original language</mark> | English |
We propose a microscopic mechanism for spin-dependent attraction in a metal leading to triplet pairing, which is caused by spin-orbit-assisted coupling between electrons and optical phonons in crystals with complex unit cells. Using two examples of crystals with either a cubic or a layered square lattice, we show that spin-orbit-assisted electron-phonon coupling generates triplet pairing with uniquely predetermined tensor structure of the p-wave order parameter.