Enhancement of broken-time-reversal-symmetry pairing state in d-wave superconductors with nonmagnetic impurities
Jian-Xin Zhu, Wonkee Kim, C. S. Ting
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.57.13410 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
The phase diagrams of a superconductor with dominant d-wave and minor s-wave pairing interactions are obtained with the self-consistent gap equations. A possible broken-time-reversal-symmetry s+id state in an appropriate interaction/temperature range is shown. We point out that a minor s-wave pairing interaction normally cannot compete with the dominant d-wave pairing so that the bulk state usually has a pure d-wave symmetry. Moreover, we show that the possibility to observe the s+id state in a bulk system can be enhanced greatly if nonmagnetic impurity scatterings are introduced. Also interestingly, the amplitude of d-wave order parameter in the s+id phase is shown to decrease with lowering temperature.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| YBa2Cu3O7 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 90 | Pressure not reported | onset |
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