Published November 15, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Superfluid density and pairing in planar organic superconductors

  • 1. Institute of Physics, Theoretical Physics Department, P.O. Box 57, 11080 Belgrade (Serbia and Montenegro)

Description

We calculate self-consistently in-plane superfluid density ρparallels in planar organic superconductors for three types of pairing symmetry: dx2-y2, dxy-like and extended s-wave pairing. Assuming strong dimerization, we consider a single band model with elliptical Fermi surface to evaluate the temperature dependence ρparallels(T) in κ-(BEDT-TTF)2X compounds for those types of pairing. The obtained results, compared with measurements of the superfluid density in κ-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu[N(CN)2]Br, strongly suggest that in these compounds the gap symmetry, influenced by cooling history, in the 'ground state' with the least disorder is of the extended s-wave type. Possible physical reasons for agreement of dx2-y2, and/or isotropic s-wave pairing with experimental results in more disordered 'intermediate state' are discussed

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physc.2005.07.020;
PII
S0921-4534(05)00604-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. C, Superconductivity
Journal Volume
432
Journal Issue
3-4
Journal Page Range
p. 140-146
ISSN
0921-4534
CODEN
PHYCE6

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