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A constrained theory of non-BCS type superconductivity in gapped Graphene

Superconductivity 2011-07-28 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We show that gapped Graphene, with a local constraint that current arising from the two valley fermions are exactly equal, shows a non-BCS type superconductivity. Unlike the conventional mechanisms, this superconductivity phenomenon does not require any pairing. We estimate the critical temperature for superconducting-to-normal transition via Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless mechanism, and find that it is proportional to the gap.

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@article{arxiv.1107.5521,
  title  = {A constrained theory of non-BCS type superconductivity in gapped Graphene},
  author = {Vivek M. Vyas and Prasanta K. Panigrahi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.5521},
  year   = {2011}
}

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