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Two phase transitions in ${(d_{x^2-y^2}+is)}$-wave superconductors

Superconductivity 2009-10-31 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

We study numerically the temperature dependencies of specific heat, susceptibility, penetration depth, and thermal conductivity of a coupled (dx2y2+is)(d_{x^2-y^2}+is)-wave Bardeen-Cooper-Schreiffer superconductor in the presence of a weak s-wave component (1) on square lattice and (2) on a lattice with orthorhombic distorsion. As the temperature is lowered past the critical temperature TcT_c, a less ordered superconducting phase is created in dx2y2d_{x^2-y^2} wave, which changes to a more ordered phase in (dx2y2+is)(d_{x^2-y^2}+is) wave at Tc1T_{c1}. This manifests in two second-order phase transitions. The two phase transitions are identified by two jumps in specific heat at TcT_c and Tc1T_{c1}. The temperature dependencies of the superconducting observables exhibit a change from power-law to exponential behavior as temperature is lowered below Tc1T_{c1} and confirm the new phase transition.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9908101,
  title  = {Two phase transitions in ${(d_{x^2-y^2}+is)}$-wave superconductors},
  author = {Angsula Ghosh and Sadhan K. Adhikari},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9908101},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

Latex file, 6 pages, 7 postscript figures, Accepted in Physica C