Spin Orbit Magnetism and Unconventional Superconductivity

ORAL

Abstract

We find an exotic spin excitation in a magnetically ordered system with spin orbit magnetism in 2D, where the order parameter has a net spin current and no net magnetization. Starting from a Fermi liquid theory, similar to that for a weak ferromagnet, we show that this excitation emerges from an exotic magnetic Fermi liquid (EMFL) state that is protected by a generalized Pomeranchuck condition. We derive the propagating mode using the Landau kinetic equation, and find that the dispersion of the mode has a q$^{\mathrm{1/2}}$ behavior in leading order in 2D. We find an instability toward superconductivity induced by this exotic mode, and a further analysis based on the forward scattering sum rule strongly suggests that this superconductivity has p-wave pairing symmetry. We perform similar studies in the 3D case, with a slightly different magnetic system and find that the mode leads to a Lifshitz-like instability most likely toward an inhomogeneous magnetic state in one of the phases.

Authors

  • Yi Zhang

    Boston College

  • Kevin Bedell

    Boston College, Boston Collge