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Describing Sr2RuO4 superconductivity in a generalized Ginzburg--Landau theory

Superconductivity 2010-11-11 v2 Materials Science High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We propose a simple explanation of unconventional thermodynamical and magnetic properties observed for Sr2RuO4. Actually, our two-phase model of superconductivity, based on a straight generalization of the Ginzburg-Landau theory, does predict two jumps in the heat capacity as well as a double curve for the dependence of the critical temperature on an external magnetic field. Such theoretical previsions well agree with the currently available experimental data for Sr2RuO4

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@article{arxiv.0807.1414,
  title  = {Describing Sr2RuO4 superconductivity in a generalized Ginzburg--Landau theory},
  author = {E. Di Grezia and S. Esposito and G. Salesi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0807.1414},
  year   = {2010}
}

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revtex, 9 pages, 1 eps figure