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Density-fluctuation-mediated superconductivity

P. Monthoux, G. G. Lonzarich

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.69.064517 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

We compare predictions of the mean-field theory of superconductivity for metallic systems on the border of a density instability for cubic and tetragonal lattices. The calculations are based on the parameterization of an effective interaction arising from the exchange of density fluctuations and assume that a single band is relevant for superconductivity. The results show that for comparable model parameters, density-fluctuation-mediated pairing is more robust in quasi-two dimensions than in three dimensions, and that the robustness of pairing increases gradually as one goes from a cubic structure to a more and more anisotropic tetragonal structure. We also find that the robustness of density-fluctuation-mediated pairing can depend sensitively on the incipient ordering wave vector. We discuss the similarities and differences between the mean-field theories of superconductivity for density mediated and magnetically mediated pairing.

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CeIn3

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CeRhIn5

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UGe2

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URhGe

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ZrZn2

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CeCu2Si2

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CeCu2Ge2

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