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Fluctuation conductivity in ultraclean multicomponent superconductors

Superconductivity 2026-05-05 v2

Abstract

We consider the intrinsic fluctuation conductivity in metals with multiply sheeted Fermi surfaces approaching a superconducting critical point. Restricting our attention to extreme type-II multicomponent superconductors motivates focusing on the ultraclean limit. Using functional-integral techniques, we derive the Gaussian fluctuation action from which we obtain the gauge-invariant electromagnetic linear response kernel. This allows us to compute the optical conductivity tensor. We identify essential conditions required for a nonzero dissipative part of the longitudinal conductivity in a disorder-free and translationally invariant system. Specifically, this derives indirectly from the multicomponent character of the incipient superconducting order and the parent metallic state. Under these conditions, the enhancement of the DC conductivity due to fluctuations close to the critical point follows the same critical behavior as in the diffusive limit.

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@article{arxiv.2601.04308,
  title  = {Fluctuation conductivity in ultraclean multicomponent superconductors},
  author = {Sondre Duna Lundemo and Asle Sudbø},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.04308},
  year   = {2026}
}

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20 pages, 6 figures. Published in Phys. Rev. B

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