TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of anisotropy on universal transport in unconventional superconductors
AU - Wu, W.
AU - Branch, D.
AU - Carbotte, J.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - We investigate the universal electronic transport for a mixed (Formula presented)-wave superconductor in the presence of an anisotropic elliptical Fermi surface. Similar to the universal low-temperature transport predicted in a (Formula presented)-wave superconductor with a circular Fermi surface, anisotropic universal features are found in the low-temperature microwave conductivity and thermal conductivity in the anisotropic system. The effects of anisotropy on the penetration depth, impurity induced (Formula presented) suppression, and the zero-frequency density of states are also considered. While a small amount of anisotropy can lead to a strong suppression of the effective scattering rate, and hence the density of states at zero frequency, experimental data suggest that large effects are restored by a negative (Formula presented)-component gap admixture.
AB - We investigate the universal electronic transport for a mixed (Formula presented)-wave superconductor in the presence of an anisotropic elliptical Fermi surface. Similar to the universal low-temperature transport predicted in a (Formula presented)-wave superconductor with a circular Fermi surface, anisotropic universal features are found in the low-temperature microwave conductivity and thermal conductivity in the anisotropic system. The effects of anisotropy on the penetration depth, impurity induced (Formula presented) suppression, and the zero-frequency density of states are also considered. While a small amount of anisotropy can lead to a strong suppression of the effective scattering rate, and hence the density of states at zero frequency, experimental data suggest that large effects are restored by a negative (Formula presented)-component gap admixture.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.58.3417
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.58.3417
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0006152169
SN - 1098-0121
VL - 58
SP - 3417
EP - 3424
JO - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
JF - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
IS - 6
ER -