Publication Date:
2012-10-11
Description:
We have derived the so-called gap equation, which determines the upper critical magnetic field, perpendicular to conducting chains of a quasi-one-dimensional superconductor. By analyzing this equation at low temperatures, we have found that the calculated angular dependence of the upper critical magnetic field is qualitatively different than that in the so-called effective mass model. In particular, our theory predicts a non-analytical angular dependence of the upper critical magnetic field, H c 2 (0) − H c 2 (α) ∼ α 3/2 , when magnetic field is close to some special crystallographic axis and makes an angle α with it. We discuss possible experiments on the superconductor (DMET) 2 I 3 to discover this non-analytical dependence. Content Type Journal Article Category Condensed Matter Pages 176-180 DOI 10.1134/S0021364012150052 Authors A. G. Lebed, Department of Physics, University of Arizona, AZ 85721, Tucson, USA O. Sepper, Department of Physics, University of Arizona, AZ 85721, Tucson, USA Journal JETP Letters Online ISSN 1090-6487 Print ISSN 0021-3640 Journal Volume Volume 96 Journal Issue Volume 96, Number 3
Print ISSN:
0021-3640
Electronic ISSN:
1090-6487
Topics:
Physics