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TY - JOUR
T1 - Triplet pairing due to spin-orbit-assisted electron-phonon coupling
AU - Falko, Vladimir
AU - Narozhny, Boris N.
N1 - © 2006 The American Physical Society
PY - 2006/7/17
Y1 - 2006/7/17
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.74.012501
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.74.012501
M3 - Journal article
VL - 74
JO - Physical review B
JF - Physical review B
SN - 1098-0121
IS - 1
M1 - 012501
ER -