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Theory of high-T_c superconductivity based on the fermion-condensation quantum phase transition

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2009-11-07 v1 Superconductivity

Abstract

A theory of high temperature superconductivity based on the combination of the fermion-condensation quantum phase transition and the conventional theory of superconductivity is presented. This theory describes maximum values of the superconducting gap which can be as big as Δ10.1ϵF\Delta_1\sim 0.1\epsilon_F, with ϵF\epsilon_F being the Fermi level. We show that the critical temperature 2TcΔ12T_c\simeq\Delta_1. If there exists the pseudogap above TcT_c then 2TΔ12T^*\simeq\Delta_1, and TT^* is the temperature at which the pseudogap vanishes. A discontinuity in the specific heat at TcT_c is calculated. The transition from conventional superconductors to high-TcT_c ones as a function of the doping level is investigated. The single-particle excitations and their lineshape are also considered.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0109008,
  title  = {Theory of high-T_c superconductivity based on the fermion-condensation quantum phase transition},
  author = {M. Ya. Amusia and S. A. Artamonov and V. R. Shaginyan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0109008},
  year   = {2009}
}

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6 pages, Revtex