Published December 14, 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Fluctuation-assisted gap evolution in frustrated multiband superconductors

  • 1. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, AIST-Tsukuba-Central-2-3035918, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568 (Japan)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8601 (Japan)

Description

Maintaining pair entropy assists in the evolution of a gap in frustrated multiband superconductors. A finite and persistent gap is always open at finite temperatures due to the fluctuation of the interband phase difference when the interband interaction is much smaller than the intraband interaction. We demonstrate this gap evolution by combining the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) free energy with an entropy contribution originating from the internal freedom of the pair.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2012.07.012

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physc.2012.07.012;
PII
S0921-4534(12)00315-2;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. C, Superconductivity
Journal Volume
483
Journal Page Range
p. 86-90
ISSN
0921-4534
CODEN
PHYCE6

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
44039063
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
BCS THEORY; CHIRALITY; ENTROPY; FLUCTUATIONS; FREE ENERGY; HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTORS; INTERACTIONS
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SUPERCONDUCTORS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TYPE-II SUPERCONDUCTORS; VARIATIONS

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