Structure of Flux Line Lattices in Tilt Magnetic Fields of Anisotropic Superconductos

We study here, by the minimization of the total energy of flux line systems, the zero temperature structure of flux lines of uniaxial anisotropic superconductors in a tilt magnetic field. The anisotropic London model is used and an efficient method is developed to make the total energy calculation manageable. Two degenerate structures are found, one is a deformed triangular structure and the other is a superlattice with three lines per unit cell.     

Possible tricritical point in phase diagrams of interlayer josephson-vortex systems in high- T(c) superconductors

A critical value in the product of the anisotropy parameter and the magnetic field is observed in interlayer Josephson-vortex systems by extensive Monte Carlo simulations. Below (above) this critical value the thermodynamic phase transition between the normal and the superconducting states upon temperature sweeping is first (second) order. It is discussed that the origin of this tricritical point is the highly anisotropic layered structure of high- T(c) superconductors.     

Vortex liquid crystals in anisotropic type II superconductors

In an isotropic type II superconductor in a moderate magnetic field, the transition to the normal state occurs by vortex lattice melting. In certain anisotropic cases, the vortices acquire elongated cross sections and interactions. Systems of anisotropic, interacting constituents generally exhibit liquid crystalline phases. We examine the possibility of a two step melting in homogeneous type II superconductors with anisotropic superfluid stiffness from a vortex lattice into first a vortex smectic and then a vortex nematic at high temperature and magnetic field. We find that fluctuations of the ordered phase favor an instability to an intermediate smectic-A in the absence of intrinsic pinning.     

Paramagnetic properties of noncentrosymmetric superconductors: application to CePt3Si

In a noncentrosymmetric crystal, the Zeeman interaction of the band electrons with an external magnetic field is highly anisotropic in the momentum space, vanishing along some high-symmetry planes. One of the consequences is that the paramagnetic susceptibility in superconductors without inversion symmetry, such as CePt3Si, shows an unusual temperature dependence.     

Nodes versus minima in the energy gap of iron pnictide superconductors from field-induced anisotropy

We develop the formalism for computing the oscillations of the specific heat and thermal transport under rotated magnetic field in multiband superconductors with anisotropic gap and apply it to iron-based materials. We show that these oscillations change sign at low temperatures and fields, which strongly influences the experimental conclusions about the gap structure. We find that recent measurements of the specific heat oscillations indicate that the iron-based superconductors possess an anisotropic gap with deep minima or nodes close to the line connecting electron and hole pockets. We predict the behavior of the thermal conductivity that will help distinguish between these cases.     

The spin exchange interaction effect on Tc equation of anisotropic impure superconductors

We study the influence of spin exchange interaction of impurity scattering on critical temperature of anisotropic impure superconductors. The model of random non-magnetic and magnetic impurity are revised to cover the effect of spin exchange interaction. The sign of magnitude of the second-order Born scattering has been changed after consideration of the spin exchange interaction that also effects the form of T_c equation. We can get the general T_c equation that can be described well by anisotropic impure superconductors and covers all models done before.     

Variational Monte Carlo study of the nematic state in iron-pnictide superconductors with a five-orbital model

We perform a variational Monte Carlo study of the nematic state in iron-pnictide superconductors within a realistic five-orbital model.Our numerical results show that the nematic state,formed by introducing an anisotropic hopping order into the projected wave function,is not stable unless the off-site Coulomb interaction V exceeds a critical value.This demonstrates that V plays a key role in forming the nematic state in iron-pnictide superconductors.In the nematic state,the orbital order and the anisotropic spin correlations are consistent with the experimental observations.We argue that the experimentally observed anisotropic magnetic couplings and structural transition are associated with the nematic state and can be understood in a unified framework.     

Upper critical field of anisotropic superconductors

The upper critical field of anisotropic superconductors described by the effective mass model is calculated in the general direction of the applied magnetic field.     

各向异性超导体的Ginzburg-Landau理论

本文内容主要有二个方面：1）由各各同性均匀系的BCS理论扩展到各向异性非均匀系，并给出各种异性非均匀系的完整的GL方程式，定出了各个宏微观参量间的关系式。2）结合层状结构氧化物超导体的导电层在导电层相间的特征等，用有效调制势模型和电子有效质量近似，交各向同性均匀系的BCS理论较具体的扩展到各向异性非均匀系并进行深化研究，扩展理论所给出的临界温度和能隙方程公式，主要的热力学性质和电磁性质公式等应用到YBaCuO超导体上，理论结果与实验结果均相符，并也给出各向异性非均匀系的完整的GL方程式，与上面1所给出的形式相同，也定出了各个宏微观参量间的关系，应用到YBaCuO超导体的一些主要性质上也与实验结果相符。     

Exploring the relationship between the magnetic frustration and the emergence of FFLO state on a triangular lattice

The Fulde–Ferrell–Larkin–Ovchinnikov (FFLO) unconventional superconductors attract renewed interest in recent years. However, an unambiguous experimental demonstration of the FFLO state is hindered by the stringent requirements for its realization. In this paper, we explore the relationship between the magnetic frustration and the emergence of the FFLO state on an anisotropic triangular lattice, based on the self-consistent calculation of the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations. We find that the required lower critical magnetic field to enter the FFLO state decreases with the increase of both the anisotropic ratio and the on-site Coulomb repulsive interaction. This demonstrates that it is easier to enter the FFLO state on the structurally frustrated triangular lattice in comparison with the square lattice, and suggests that the layered organic superconductors with a triangular lattice may be good candidates for exploring the FFLO state.     

各向异性超导体的Ginzburg-Landau理论

本文内容主要有二个方面 :1 )由各向同性均匀系的BCS理论扩展到各向异性非均匀系 ,并给出各向异性非均匀系的完整的GL方程式 ,定出了各个宏微观参量间的关系式。2 )结合层状结构氧化物超导体的导电层与非导电层相间的特征等 ,用有效调制势模型和电子有效质量近似 ,将各向同性均匀系的BCS理论较具体地扩展到各向异性非均匀系并进行深化研究。扩展理论所给出的临界温度和能隙方程公式 ,主要的热力学性质和电磁性质公式等应用到YBaCuO超导体上 ,理论结果与实验结果均相符 ,并也给出各向异性非均匀系的完整的GL方程式 ,与上面 1所给出的形式相同 ,也定出了各个宏微观参量间的关系 ,应用到YBaCuO超导体的一些主要性质上也与实验结果相符。     

Developments of the theory of spin fluctuations and spin fluctuation-induced superconductivity

Theory of spin fluctuations as developed in the past 30 years have played important roles in the theory of magnetism in metals, particularly in elucidating the properties around the magnetic instability or quantum critical points. Recently the theory has been extended to deal with the spin fluctuaion-mediated superconductivity with anisotropic order parameters in strongly correlated electron systems. These theoretical developments are briefly reviewed and the high temperature superconductivity of cuprates and organic and heavy electron superconductors are discussed in the light of these theories.     

Combined effect of nonmagnetic and magnetic scatterers on the critical temperatures of superconductors with different anisotropies of the gap

The combined effect of nonmagnetic and magnetic defects and impurities on the critical temperatures of superconductors with different anisotropies of the gap is studied theoretically within the weak coupling limit of the BCS model. An expression is derived which relates the critical temperature to the relaxation rates of charge carriers on non-magnetic and magnetic scatterers and to the coefficient of anisotropy of the superconducting order parameter on the Fermi surface. The particular cases of d-wave, (s+d)-wave, and anisotropic s-wave superconductors are briefly discussed. Pis’ma Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 66, No. 10, 627–632 (25 November 1997) Published in English in the original Russian journal. Edited by Steve Torstveit.     

Critical magnetic field ratio of anisotropic magnetic superconductors

The upper critical field, the lower critical field and the critical magnetic field ratio of anisotropic magnetic superconductors are calculated by Ginzburg–Landau theory analytically. The effect of the Ginzburg–Landau parameter (κ₀), magnetic susceptibility (χ) and magnetic-to-anisotropic parameter ratio (θ) on the critical field ratio are considered. We find that the value of critical field ratio increases with increasing κ₀ and θ, and decreases with increasing χ. The highest and the lowest value of critical field ratio is found in the diamagnetic superconductors and the ferromagnetic superconductors, respectively.     

The critical magnetic field of anisotropic two-band magnetic superconductors

The upper and lower critical fields, and the critical field ratio of an anisotropic two-band magnetic superconductor in the Ginzburg–Landau (GL) scenario is derived analytically. The temperature-dependent upper critical field is investigated and applied to Fe-based superconductors. We find that a very high value of zero-temperature upper critical field in Fe-based superconductors can be found in the negative differential susceptibility region. The temperature-dependent upper critical field is presented in two formulas, in the empirical view and in the GL two-band view, which agrees with the experimental results.     

Observation of complex magnetic behavior in the perovskite rare earth copper oxide systems, R2CuO4

EPR, microwave absorption, and dc magnetization measurements were made on single crystals of the form R₂CuO₄, which are the host compounds for the newly discovered series of electron cuprate superconductors. These measurements reveal two characteristic transition temperatures associated with a novel complex magnetic behavior, including weak ferromagnetism, two sharp peaks in the low field DC magnetization, an unusual anisotropy in the EPR resonance field for R = Gd, and two additional anisotropic microwave absorption modes. The higher characteristic transition temperature, at ≈270K, is attributed to AF ordering of the Cu moments, and the lower, at ≤20K, to a spontaneous canted spin reorientation. An understanding of this magnetic behavior is important in order to ascertain its relationship to possible mechanisms of high temperature superconductivity.     

Effects of edge boundaries on Josephson vortices in finite-size layered high-Tc superconductors

In order to systematically explain the in-plane size effects for the periodical dependence of the Josephson-vortex-flow resistance on the magnetic field, we numerically explore static lattice structures of Josephson vortices in layered high-Tc superconductors with finite in-plane sizes from sub-microm to more than 10 microm by simulating slow quenching processes from high temperature under the magnetic field. The numerical results reveal that in sub-microm size the rectangular lattice is a widely spread major structure in H-T diagram and the triangular lattice is a minor one which emerges only around the specific magnetic field supplying n(phi)0 per one junction area. These results suggest that sub-microm size layered high-Tc superconductors are promising for future device applications.     

LaO1-xFxBiS2 层状材料超导电性研究

层状材料一直是超导研究领域的热点材料, 陆续有数十种新型的层状超导材料被不断发现, 从至今为止超导转变温度最高的铜氧化物材料, 到铁基超导, 再到诸多新型的层状材料, 学者们关于超导微观机制的理解也在随之更新, 从取得成功的 Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer 经典理论到至今无法解释的非常规超导机制, 研究之路从未停止. 本文将研究利用助熔剂法合成的 LaO1 -xFxBiS2 材料的结构、 电阻、 磁化率等性质, 并与国际社会上已存在的研究成果进行对比, 同时从晶体结构、 压力效应、 体超导电性、 临界温度、 微观机制五个方面, 对近年发现的镧系铋硫基层状超导材料的研究情况进行讨论.     

Generalized anisotropic scaling theory and the transverse meissner transition

We consider a depinning transition in vortex systems with columnar disorder and tilted applied magnetic fields. From scaling arguments and Monte Carlo simulations, we find that this transverse Meissner transition is governed by a fixed point which is anisotropic in all three directions. This generalization of conventional anisotropic scaling means that the correlation length in different directions diverges with different rates, and we derive exact results for the anisotropy exponents. We make predictions which can be tested in experiments on superconductors with columnar disorder.     

Superconductivity in Nb.95Ta.05Se3

We have measured the resistivity of NbSe₃ doped with 5% Ta from room temperature down to 0.5K and compared our results with similar measurements on pure NbSe₃. The pure sample remains normal to the lowest temperature (0.5K), whereas the doped sample has a sharp transition to the superconducting state with T_c = 1.5 ± 0.2 K. Measurements of the critical magnetic field indicate that the Ta doped samples are homogeneous, anisotropic three dimensional superconductors.