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Van Hove Singularity and D-Wave Pairing in Disordered Superconductors

Superconductivity 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

We apply the coherent potential approximation (CPA) to a simple model for disordered superconductors with d-wave pairing. We demonstrate that whilst the effectiveness of an electronic Van Hove singularity to enhance the transition temperature Tc_c is reduced by disorder it is not eliminated. In fact we give a qualitative account of changes in the Tc_c vs. doping curve with increasing disorder and compare our results with experiments on the Y_{0.8}Ca_{0.2}Ba_2(Cu_{1-c}Zn_c)_{3}O_{7-\delta} alloys.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9801035,
  title  = {Van Hove Singularity and D-Wave Pairing in Disordered Superconductors},
  author = {G. Litak and A. M. Martin and B. L. Gyorffy and J. F. Annett and K. I. Wysokinski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9801035},
  year   = {2009}
}

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