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Superconducting quasiparticle lifetimes due to spin-fluctuation scattering

S. M. Quinlan, D. J. Scalapino, N. Bulut

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.49.1470 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

Superconducting quasiparticle lifetimes associated with spin-fluctuation scattering are calculated. A Berk-Schrieffer interaction with an irreducible susceptibility given by a BCS form is used to model the quasiparticle damping due to spin fluctuations. Results are presented for both s-wave and d-wave gaps. Also, quasiparticle lifetimes due to impurity scattering are calculated for a d-wave superconductor.

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YBa2Cu3O6.95

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