Published July 1, 1991
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Journal article
Gap anisotropy and critical temperature of anisotropic superconductors
Creators
- 1. Laboratoire de Physique Statistique, Ecole Normale Superieure et Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris CEDEX 05, France (France)
Description
We study the gap anisotropy and critical temperature of superconductors within Eliashberg theory. We consider a general anisotropy and spectral shape. In the attractive strong-coupling limit, we find a qualitatively new universal result: The gap becomes isotropic. This sets severe constraints on standard strong-coupling theories of high-Tc superconductors. In the weak-coupling limit, the gap is sensitive to anisotropy. We obtain exact results for the critical temperature both in the strong- and the weak-coupling limits. We propose a simple natural interpolation in the intermediate regime
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 67
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 148-151
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 22067877
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANISOTROPY; ENERGY GAP; GORKOV-ELIASHBERG THEORY; HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTORS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE
- Descriptors DEC
- PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SUPERCONDUCTORS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES