Magnetic-field effects on the density of states of orthorhombic superconductors

E. Schachinger; J. P. Carbotte

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.60.12400

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Magnetic-field effects on the density of states of orthorhombic superconductors

E. Schachinger, J. P. Carbotte

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.60.12400 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

The quasiparticle density of states in a two-dimensional d-wave superconductor depends on the orientation of the in-plane external magnetic field H. This is because, in the region of the gap nodes, the Doppler shift due to the circulating supercurrents around a vortex core depends on the direction of H. For a tetragonal system the induced pattern is fourfold symmetric and, at zero energy, the density of states exhibits minima along the node directions. But YBa2C3O6.95 is orthorhombic because of the chains and the pattern becomes twofold symmetric with the position of the minima occurring when H is oriented along the Fermi velocity at a node on the Fermi surface. The effect of impurity scattering in Born’s and unitary limits is discussed.

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Formula	Reported Tc (K)	Pressure (GPa)	Type
YBa2Cu3O6.95 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	—	Pressure not reported	unknown