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Electromagnetic Absorption in an Anisotropic Layered Superconductor

Condensed Matter 2009-10-28 v1 supr-con

Abstract

We calculate the infrared conductivity tensor of a layered superconductor considering two different order parameter symmetries: strongly anisotropic ss-wave with line nodes, and pure (dx2y2d_{x^2-y^2}) dd-wave. The calculations are performed within the quasiclassical theory of superconductivity and include the effects of non-magnetic scattering processes. We discuss to what extent measurements of the optical absorption can be relied upon to distinguish between these two order parameter symmetries.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9507078,
  title  = {Electromagnetic Absorption in an Anisotropic Layered Superconductor},
  author = {Mario Palumbo and M. J. Graf},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9507078},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, compressed encoded postscript (using "uufiles"). Submitted to PRB (Rap. Comm.)

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