Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2007-07-05
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
6 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
10.1088/0953-8984/20/01/015215
We argue that the well known Dynes formula [Dynes R C {\it et al.} 1978 {\it Phys. Rev. Lett.} {\bf 41} 1509] for the superconducting quasiparticle density of states, which tries to incorporate the lifetime broadening in an approximate way, cannot be justified microscopically for conventional superconductors. Instead, we propose a new simple formula in which the energy gap has a finite imaginary part $-\Delta_2$ and the quasiparticle energy is real. We prove that in the quasiparticle approximation 2$\Delta_2$ gives the quasiparticle decay rate at the gap edge for conventional superconductors. This conclusion does not depend on the nature of interactions that cause the quasiparticle decay. The new formula is tested on the case of a strong coupling superconductor Pb$_{0.9}$Bi$_{0.1}$ and an excellent agreement with theoretical predictions is obtained. While both the Dynes formula and the one proposed in this work give good fits and fit parameters for Pb$_{0.9}$Bi$_{0.1}$, only the latter formula can be justified microscopically.
Mitrovic Bozidar
Rozema Lee A.
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