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Electromagnetic Response of a $k_x\pm ik_y$ Superconductor: Effect of Order Parameter Collective Modes

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2009-10-31 v1 Superconductivity

Abstract

Effects of order parameter collective modes on electromagnetic response are studied for a clean spin-triplet superconductor with kx±ikyk_x\pm ik_y orbital symmetry, which has been proposed as a candidate pairing symmetry for Sr2_2RuO4_4. It is shown that the kx±ikyk_x \pm ik_y superconductor has characteristic massive collective modes analogous to the clapping mode in the A-phase of superfluid 3^3He. We discuss the contribution from the collective modes to ultrasound attenuation and electromagnetic absorption. We show that in the electromagnetic absorption spectrum the clapping mode gives rise to a resonance peak well below the pair breaking frequency, while the ultrasound attenuation is hardly influenced by the collective excitations.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0003249,
  title  = {Electromagnetic Response of a $k_x\pm ik_y$ Superconductor: Effect of Order Parameter Collective Modes},
  author = {S. Higashitani and K. Nagai},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0003249},
  year   = {2009}
}

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