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Nematic order in the vicinity of a vortex in superconducting FeSe

Cornell Affiliated Author(s)

Author

Debanjan Chowdhury
E. Berg
S. Sachdev

Abstract

We present a phenomenological theory of the interplay between nematic order and superconductivity in the vicinity of a vortex induced by an applied magnetic field. Nematic order can be strongly enhanced in the vortex core. As a result, the vortex cores become elliptical in shape. For the case where there is weak bulk nematic order at zero magnetic field, the field-induced eccentricity of the vortex core has a slow power-law decay away from the core. Conversely, if the nematic order is field induced, then the eccentricity is confined to the vortex core. We discuss the relevance of our results to recent scanning tunneling microscopy experiments on FeSe. © 2011 American Physical Society.

Date Published

Journal

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volume

84

Issue

20

URL

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-82655166314&doi=10.1103%2fPhysRevB.84.205113&partnerID=40&md5=6d94664eac9124fbcb67b048e394f3a7

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevB.84.205113

Group (Lab)

Debanjan Chowdhury Group

Funding Source

0705472
1103860

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