Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2002-04-12
Europhys. Lett. 60, 134 (2002)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
7 pages, 6 figures, some minor changes, to appear in Europhys. Lett
Scientific paper
10.1209/epl/i2002-00330-9
The recently discovered superconductivity in MgB2 has captured world attention due to its simple crystal structure and relatively high superconducting transition temperature Tc=39K. It appears to be generally accepted that it is phonon-mediated s-wave BCS-like superconductivity. Surprisingly, the strongly temperature dependent anisotropy of the upper critical field, observed experimentally in magnesium diboride single crystals, is still lacking a consistent theoretical explanation. We propose a simple single-gap anisotropic s-wave order parameter in order to compare its implications with the prediction of a multi-gap isotropic s-wave model. The quasiparticle density of states, thermodynamic properties, NMR spin-lattice relaxation rate, optical conductivity, and Hc2 anisotropy have been analyzed within this anisotropic s-wave model. We show that the present model can capture many aspects of the unusual superconducting properties of MgB2 compound, though more experimental data appear to be necessary from single crystal MgB2.
Dahm Thomas
Maki Kazumi
Posazhennikova A. I.
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