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Stability of a spin-triplet nematic state near to a quantum critical point
Hannappel, Gregor; Pedder, Christopher; Kruger, Frank et al.
2016In Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 93 (23), p. 5105
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Keywords :
Nematic; Bond density wave; Superconductivity
Abstract :
[en] We analyze a model of itinerant electrons interacting through a quadrupole density-density repulsion in three dimensions. At the mean field level, the interaction drives a continuous Pomeranchuk instability towards d-wave, spin-triplet nematic order, which simultaneously breaks the SU(2) spin-rotation and spatial rotational symmetries. This order results in spin antisymmetric, elliptical deformations of the Fermi surfaces of up and down spins. We show that the effects of quantum fluctuations are similar to those in metallic ferromagnets, rendering the nematic transition first-order at low temperatures. Using the fermionic quantum order-by-disorder approach to self-consistently calculate fluctuations around possible modulated states, we show that the first-order transition is pre-empted by the formation of a nematic state that is intertwined with a helical modulation in spin space. Such a state is closely related to d-wave bond density wave order in square-lattice systems. Moreover, we show that it may coexist with a modulated, p-wave superconducting state.
Disciplines :
Physics
Author, co-author :
Hannappel, Gregor
Pedder, Christopher ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Physics and Materials Science Research Unit
Kruger, Frank;  University College London - UCL > London Centre for Nanotechnology ; Rutherford Appleton Laboratory > STFC - ISIS
Green, Andrew;  University College London - UCL > London Centre for Nanotechnology
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Stability of a spin-triplet nematic state near to a quantum critical point
Publication date :
02 June 2016
Journal title :
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
ISSN :
1550-235X
Publisher :
American Physical Society, Woodbury, United States - New York
Volume :
93
Issue :
23
Pages :
5105
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
ATTRACT 7556175
Funders :
FNR - Fonds National de la Recherche [LU]
EPSRC - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [GB]
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