Magnetotunneling spectroscopy as a probe for pairing symmetry determination in quasi-two-dimensional anisotropic superconductors

Abstract

As a probe to determine the pairing symmetry of quasi-two-dimensional anisotropic superconductors, we propose tunneling spectroscopy in the presence of a magnetic field, where the magnetic field is parallel to the two-dimensional planes and rotated. As a case study, we apply this idea to the models of high-TC cuprates and organic superconductors κ−(ET)2X. The surface density of states at the Fermi energy exhibits a characteristic oscillation upon rotating the direction of the magnetic field due to the Doppler shift of the energy of quasiparticles. The surface density of states has a minimum when the applied magnetic field is parallel to the node direction of the pair potential independent of the detailed shape of the Fermi surface. The amplitude of the oscillation is sensitively affected by the shape of Fermi surface.

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