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Two phase transitions in (s+id)-wave Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer superconductivity

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2009-10-31 v1 Superconductivity

Abstract

We establish universal behavior in temperature dependencies of some observables in (s+id)(s+id)-wave BCS superconductivity in the presence of a weak ss wave. There also could appear a second second-order phase transition. As temperature is lowered past the usual critical temperature TcT_c, a less ordered superconducting phase is created in dd wave, which changes to a more ordered phase in (s+id)(s+id) wave at Tc1T_{c1} (<Tc< T_c). The presence of two phase transitions manifest in two jumps in specific heat at TcT_c and Tc1T_{c1}. The temperature dependencies of susceptibility, penetration depth, and thermal conductivity also confirm the new phase transition.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9805234,
  title  = {Two phase transitions in (s+id)-wave Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer superconductivity},
  author = {Angsula Ghosh and Sadhan K. Adhikari},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9805234},
  year   = {2009}
}

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6 pages, 5 post-script figures.