Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2005-02-28
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
27 pages, 10 figures, 1 table, submitted to Phys. Rev. B
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.72.024504
Thermodynamic properties of the multiband superconductor MgB$_{2}$ have often been described using a simple sum of the standard BCS expressions corresponding to $\sigma$- and $\pi$-bands. Although, it is \textit{a priori} not clear if this approach is working always adequately, in particular in cases of strong interband scattering. Here we compare the often used approach of a sum of two independent bands using BCS-like $\alpha$-model expressions for the specific heat, entropy and free energy to the solution of the full Eliashberg equations. The superconducting energy gaps, the free energy, the entropy and the heat capacity for varying interband scattering rates are calculated within the framework of two-band Eliashberg theory. We obtain good agreement between the phenomenological two-band $\alpha$-model with the Eliashberg results, which delivers for the first time the theoretical verification to use the $\alpha$-model as a useful tool for a reliable analysis of heat capacity data. For the thermodynamic potential and the entropy we demonstrate that only the sum over the contributions of the two bands has physical meaning.
Dolgov Oleg V.
Golubov Alexander A.
Kortus Jens
Kremer Reinhard K.
Shulga Sergei V.
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