London Penetration Depth as a Test of Order Parameter Symmetry in Sodium Cobaltate Superconductors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Model
3. Equation for the London Penetration Depth
4. Temperature Dependence of the London Penetration Depth for the Chiral Order Parameter
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
HTSC | High Temperature Super Conductor |
ARPES | Angle-Resolved Photo Emission Spectroscopy |
LDA | Local Density Approximation |
DMFT | Dynamical Mean-Field Theory |
FRG | Functional Renormalization Group |
Appendix A
Appendix B
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Dzebisashvili, D.M.; Klyuchantsev, A.B. London Penetration Depth as a Test of Order Parameter Symmetry in Sodium Cobaltate Superconductors. Symmetry 2019, 11, 633. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym11050633
Dzebisashvili DM, Klyuchantsev AB. London Penetration Depth as a Test of Order Parameter Symmetry in Sodium Cobaltate Superconductors. Symmetry. 2019; 11(5):633. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym11050633
Chicago/Turabian StyleDzebisashvili, Dmitry M., and Andrey B. Klyuchantsev. 2019. "London Penetration Depth as a Test of Order Parameter Symmetry in Sodium Cobaltate Superconductors" Symmetry 11, no. 5: 633. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym11050633