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Time reversal symmetry breaking superconductivity

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2009-10-31 v1 Superconductivity

Abstract

We study time reversal symmetry breaking superconductivity with Δk=Δx2y2(k)+eiθΔα\Delta_k = \Delta_{x^2-y^2} (k) +e^{i\theta} \Delta_{\alpha} (α=s\alpha = s or dxyd_{xy}) symmetries. It is shown that the behavior of such superconductors could be {\em qualitatively} different depending on the minor components (α\alpha) and its phase at lower temperatures. It is argued that such {\em qualitatively different} behaviors in thermal as well as in angular dependencies could be a {\em source} of consequences in transport and Josephson physics. Orthorhombicity is found to be a strong mechanism for mixed phase (in case of α=s\alpha = s). We show that due to electron correlation the order parameter is more like a pure dx2y2d_{x^2-y^2} symmetry near optimum doping.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9810281,
  title  = {Time reversal symmetry breaking superconductivity},
  author = {Haranath Ghosh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9810281},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

5 pages, 5 figures (attached), to be published in Physical Review B

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