BCS theory for finite size superconductors

Details BCS theory for finite size superconductors BCS theory for finite size superconductors

2007-10-11

arxiv.org/abs/0710.2286v2

Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 187001 (2008)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

4 pages, 2 figures, journal version

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We study finite size effects in superconducting metallic grains and determine the BCS order parameter and the low energy excitation spectrum in terms of size, and shape of the grain. Our approach combines the BCS self-consistency condition, a semiclassical expansion for the spectral density and interaction matrix elements, and corrections to the BCS mean-field. In chaotic grains mesoscopic fluctuations of the matrix elements lead to a smooth dependence of the order parameter on the excitation energy. In the integrable case we observe shell effects when e.g. a small change in the electron number leads to large changes in the energy gap.

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