Proximity fingerprint of s+- superconductivity

Details Proximity fingerprint of s+- superconductivity Proximity fingerprint of s+- superconductivity

2011-08-17

arxiv.org/abs/1108.3515v3

Europhysics Letters, Vol. 96, 27014 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

4 pages, one figure

Scientific paper

10.1209/0295-5075/96/27014

We suggest a straightforward and unambiguous test to identify possible opposite signs of superconducting order parameter in different bands proposed for iron-based superconductors (s+- state). We consider proximity effect in a weakly coupled sandwich composed of a s+- superconductor and thin layer of s-wave superconductor. In such system the s-wave order parameter is coupled differently with different s+- gaps and it typically aligns with one of these gaps. This forces the other s+- gap to be anti-aligned with the s-wave gap. In such situation the aligned band induces a peak in the s-wave density of states (DoS), while the anti-aligned band induces a dip. Observation of such contact-induced negative feature in the s-wave DoS would provide a definite proof for s+- superconductivity.

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