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Phase transition from a $d_{x^2-y^2}$ to $d_{x^2-y^2}+d_{xy}$ superconductor

Superconductivity 2009-10-31 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

We study the phase transition from a dx2y2d_{x^2-y^2} to dx2y2+dxyd_{x^2-y^2}+d_{xy} superconductor using the tight-binding model of two-dimensional cuprates. As the temperature is lowered past the critical temperature TcT_c, first a dx2y2 d_{x^2-y^2} superconducting phase is created. With further reduction of temperature, the dx2y2+dxy d_{x^2-y^2}+d_{xy} phase is created at temperature T=Tc1T=T_{c1}. We study the temperature dependencies of the order parameter, specific heat and spin susceptibility in these mixed-angular-momentum states on square lattice and on a lattice with orthorhombic distortion. The above-mentioned phase transitions are identified by two jumps in specific heat at TcT_c and Tc1T_{c1}.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9908100,
  title  = {Phase transition from a $d_{x^2-y^2}$ to $d_{x^2-y^2}+d_{xy}$ superconductor},
  author = {Angsula Ghosh and Sadhan K. Adhikari},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9908100},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

Latex file, 5 pages, 6 postscript figures, Accepted in Physical Review B