Classification of pair symmetries in superconductors with unconventional magnetism
We consider unconventional magnets with proximity-induced superconductivity and investigate the emergence of superconducting correlations by carrying out a full classification of allowed Cooper pair symmetries. In particular, we focus on $d$-wave altermagnets and $p$-wave magnets under the influence of spin-singlet and spin-triplet superconductivity induced by proximity effect. Under generic conditions, we find that unconventional magnets not only drive a spin-singlet to spin-triplet conversion but also they transfer their parity symmetry that induces superconducting correlations with higher angular momentum. For instance, a conventional spin-singlet $s$-wave superconductor with $d$-wave altermagnetism is able to host odd-frequency mixed spin-triplet $d$-wave superconducting pair amplitudes, while when combining with $p$-wave magnetism the emerging superconducting pairing acquires an even-frequency mixed spin-triplet $p$-wave symmetry. We further demonstrate that unconventional magnetism produces even more exotic superconducting correlations in spin-singlet $d$-wave superconductors, where odd-frequency mixed spin-triplet $g$-wave and even-frequency mixed spin-triplet $f$-wave pair symmetries are possible in altermagnets and $p$-wave magnets, respectively. We also discuss how these ideas generalize to spin-triplet $p$-wave superconductors and show how our results can be applied to unconventional magnets with higher angular momentum, such as with $f$-, $g$-, and $i$-wave symmetries. Our results can help us understand the emergent superconducting correlations due to the interplay of unconventional magnetism and superconductivity.
Authors
- Bo Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4753-809X)
- Yukio Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1537-4788)
- Yuri Fukaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8535-8233)
- Jorge Cayao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6037-6243)
- Kazuki Maeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7175-8614)
- Keiji Yada
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Tianjin University (CN)
- Okayama University (JP)
- Nagoya University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2025-04-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.111.144508
- Citations
- 18
- Primary Topic
- Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 22.65
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Carl Tryggers Stiftelse för Vetenskaplig Forskning
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science