1210.7370 (Kazushi Aoyama et al.)

Model for magnetic flux pattern induced by in-plane magnetic fields on
spatially inhomogeneous superconducting interfaces of LaAlO_3-SrTiO_3    [PDF]

Kazushi Aoyama, Manfred Sigrist

The effect of spatial inhomogeneity on the properties of a two-dimensional non-centrosymmetric superconductor in an in-plane magnetic field is investigated, as it can be realized in LaAlO_3-SrTiO_3 interfaces. We demonstrate that the spatial variation of Rashba spin-orbit coupling (RSOC) yields a local magnetic flux pattern due to the field-induced inhomogeneous helical phase. For sufficiently strong fields, vortices can nucleate at inhomogeneities of the RSOC.

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