Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: We study the spin transport properties of the noncentrosymmetric superconductor with time-reversal symmetry where spin-triplet $({p}_{x}\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}i{p}_{y})$-wave and spin-singlet $s$-wave pair potentials can mix with each other. We show that when the amplitude of the $({p}_{x}\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}i{p}_{y})$-wave pair potential is larger than that of $s$-wave one, the superconducting state belongs to the topologically nontrivial class analogous to the quantum spin Hall system, and the resulting helical edge modes as Andreev bound states are topologically protected. We find that the incident angle dependent spin polarized current flows through the interface due to the presence of the helical edge modes. With a weak magnetic field, also the angle-integrated current is strongly spin polarized.
Source: Physical Review B
Authors: Yukio Tanaka, Takehito Yokoyama, Alexander V. Balatsky, Naoto Nagaosa
Language: English
Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1581343071