Inhomogeneous superconducting states of mesoscopic thin-walled cylinders in external magnetic fields
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-26-2013
Abstract
We theoretically investigate the appearance of spatially modulated superconducting states in mesoscopic superconducting thin-wall cylinders in a magnetic field at low temperatures. Quantization of the electron motion around the circumference of the cylinder leads to a discontinuous evolution of the spatial modulation of the superconducting order parameter along the transition line Tc(H). We show that this discontinuity leads to the nonmonotonic behavior of the specific heat jump at the onset of superconductivity as a function of temperature and field. We argue that this geometry provides an excellent opportunity to directly and unambiguously detect distinctive signatures of the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov modulation of the superconducting order. © 2013 American Physical Society.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Physical Review Letters
Recommended Citation
Aoyama, K., Beaird, R., Sheehy, D., & Vekhter, I. (2013). Inhomogeneous superconducting states of mesoscopic thin-walled cylinders in external magnetic fields. Physical Review Letters, 110 (17) https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.177004