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Possible Realization of non-BCS type Superconductivity in Graphene

Superconductivity 2010-03-25 v2

Abstract

We show that the gauge field induced due to non-uniform hopping, in gapped graphene, can give rise to a non-BCS type of superconductivity. Unlike the conventional mechanisms, this superconductivity phenomena does not require any pairing. We estimate the critical temperature for superconducting-to-normal transition via Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless mechanism. Possibility of observing the same in ultra cold atomic gases is also pointed out.

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@article{arxiv.0901.1034,
  title  = {Possible Realization of non-BCS type Superconductivity in Graphene},
  author = {Prasanta K. Panigrahi and Vivek M. Vyas and T. Shreecharan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0901.1034},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

Major Revision, 4 pages, no figures

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