Orbital angular momentum in a nonchiral topological superconductor

Atsuo Shitade and Yuki Nagai
Phys. Rev. B 92, 024502 – Published 6 July 2015

Abstract

We investigate the bulk orbital angular momentum in a two-dimensional time-reversal broken topological superconductor with the Rashba spin-orbit interaction, the Zeeman interaction, and the s-wave pairing potential. Prior to the topological phase transition, we find the crossover from s wave to p wave. For the large spin-orbit interaction, even in the topological phase, Lz/N does not reach 1/2, which is the intrinsic value in chiral p-wave superconductors. Here Lz and N are the bulk orbital angular momentum and the total number of electrons at zero temperature, respectively. Finally, we discuss the effects of nonmagnetic impurities.

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  • Received 27 January 2015
  • Revised 25 April 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.024502

©2015 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Atsuo Shitade1 and Yuki Nagai2

  • 1Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
  • 2CCSE, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 178-4-4, Wakashiba, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-0871, Japan

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Vol. 92, Iss. 2 — 1 July 2015

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