Quantum-critical superconductivity in underdoped cuprates

被引:37
作者
Abanov, A
Chubukov, AV
Schmalian, J
机构
[1] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, Madison, WI 53706 USA
[2] Iowa State Univ, Dept Phys, Ames, IA 50011 USA
[3] Iowa State Univ, Ames Lab, Ames, IA 50011 USA
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 2001年 / 55卷 / 03期
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10.1209/epl/i2001-00425-9
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We argue that the pseudogap phase may be an attribute of the non-BCS pairing of quantum-critical, diffusive fermions near the antiferromagnetic quantum critical point. We derive and solve a set of three coupled Eliashberg-type equations for spin-mediated pairing and show that in some T range below the pairing instability, there is no feedback from superconductivity on fermionic excitations, and fermions remain diffusive despite of the pairing. We conject that in this regime, fluctuations of the pairing gap destroy the superconducting condensate but preserve the leading edge gap in the fermionic spectral function.
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页码:369 / 375
页数:7
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