Time-dependent equation for the magnetic order parameter near the quantum critical point in multiband superconductors with a spin density wave

preprint2014arXivOpen access

Abstract

Using a simple two-band model for Fe-based pnictides and the generalized Eilenberger equation, we present a microscopic derivation of a time-dependent equation for the amplitude of the spin density wave near the quantum critical point where it turns to zero. This equation describes the dynamics of the magnetic---mm, as well as the superconducting order parameter---ΔΔ. It is valid at low temperatures TT and small mm (T,m≪Δ{T, m \ll Δ}) in a region of coexistence of both order parameters, mm and ΔΔ. The boundary of this region is found in the space of the nesting parameter {μ0,μϕ}\{μ_{0},μ_ϕ\} where μ0μ_{0} describes the relative position of the electron and the hole pockets on the energy scale, and μϕμ_ϕ accounts for the ellipticity of the electron pocket. At low TT the number of quasiparticles is small due to the presence of the energy gap ΔΔ, and therefore the quasiparticles do not play a role in the relaxation of mm. This circumstance allows one to derive the time-dependent equation for mm in contrast to the case of conventional superconductors for which the time-dependent Ginzburg--Landau equation can be derived near TcT_{\text{c}} only in some special cases (high concentration of paramagnetic impurities. In the stationary case the derived equation is valid at arbitrary temperatures. We find a solution of the stationary equation which describes a domain wall in the magnetic structure. In the center of the domain wall the superconducting order parameter has a maximum, which means a local enhancement of superconductivity. Using the derived time-dependent equation for mm, we investgate also the stability of a uniform commensurate SDW and obtain the values of {μ0,μϕ}\{μ_{0}, μ_ϕ\} at which the first order transition into the state with m=0{m = 0} takes place or the transition to the state with an inhomogeneous SDW occurs.

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