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Orientational field dependence of low-lying excitations in the mixed state of unconventional superconductors

P. Miranović, N. Nakai, M. Ichioka, K. Machida

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.68.052501 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

Orientational field dependence of the zero-energy density of states (ZEDOS) is calculated for superconductors with the polar state (line node), axial state (point node), and three-dimensional d-wave state. Depending on the gap topology and the relative field direction the field dependencies of ZEDOS sensitively differ, providing us a useful and practical method to identify the gap topology. It is also demonstrated that for d-wave state the field rotation in the basal plane shows a sizable oscillation (∼3%) of ZEDOS. This is directly measurable in low-T specific heat experiment in the mixed state.

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PrOs4Sb12

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YNi2B2C

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LuNi2B2C

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MgB2

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