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Composite Spin-Triplet Superconductivity in an $SU(2)\otimes SU(2)$ Symmetric Lattice Model

Superconductivity 2007-05-23 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

The two-channel Anderson lattice model which has SU(2)SU(2)SU(2)\otimes SU(2) symmetry is of relevance to understanding of the magnetic, quadrupolar and superconducting phases in U1x_{1-x}Thx_xBe13_{13} or Pr base skutterudite compounds such as PrFe4_4P12_{12} or PrOs4_4Sb12_{12}. Possible unconventional superconducting phases of the model are explored. They are characterized by a composite order parameter comprising of a local magnetic or quadrupolar moment and a triplet conduction electron Cooper-pair. This binding of local degrees of freedom removes the entropy of the non Fermi-liquid normal state. We find superconducting transitions in the intermediate valence regime which are suppressed in the stable moment regime. The gap function is non analytic and odd in frequency: a pseudo-gap develops in the conduction electron density of states which vanishes as ω|\omega| close to ω=0\omega=0. In the strong intermediate valent regime, the gap function acquires an additional \k\k-dependence.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0204469,
  title  = {Composite Spin-Triplet Superconductivity in an $SU(2)\otimes SU(2)$ Symmetric Lattice Model},
  author = {Frithjof B Anders},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0204469},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

20 pages, 12 figures, latex EPJ format. Accepted for publication as Eur.Phys.J.B