Phase transition between d-wave and anisotropic s-wave gaps in high-temperature oxides superconductors

Citation
I. Chang et al., Phase transition between d-wave and anisotropic s-wave gaps in high-temperature oxides superconductors, EUROPH LETT, 50(6), 2000, pp. 782-788
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
02955075 → ACNP
Volume
50
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
782 - 788
Database
ISI
SICI code
0295-5075(200006)50:6<782:PTBDAA>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We numerically study models for superconductivity with two interactions: V- > due to antiferromagnetic (AF) fluctuations and V-< due to phonons, in a w eak coupling approach to the high-temperature superconductivity. The nature of the two interactions is considerably different: V-> is positive and sha rply peaked at (+/-pi,+/-pi) while V-< is negative and peaked at (0, 0) due to weak phonon screening. The superconductivity is mainly induced LS V-<. The positive interaction V-> (AF) is not effective in superconductivity, bu t important to give d-wave superconductivity. The gap order parameter Delta (k) is constant (s-wave) at an extremely overdoped region and it becomes an isotropic as doping is reduced. Then there exists a first-order phase trans ition between anisotropic 8-wave and d-wave gaps as doping is reduced furth er. These results are qualitatively in agreement with preceding works; they should be modified in the strongly underdoped region by the presence of an tiferromagnetic pseudogap due to the fluctuations.