Theory of tunneling conductance for normal metal/insulator/triplet superconductor junction

被引:86
作者
Yamashiro, M [1 ]
Tanaka, Y
Tanuma, Y
Kashiwaya, S
机构
[1] Niigata Univ, Grad Sch Sci & Technol, Niigata 9502181, Japan
[2] Electrotech Lab, Ibaraki 3059568, Japan
关键词
triplet superconductor; nonunitary pair potential; zero-bias conductance peak;
D O I
10.1143/JPSJ.67.3224
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Tunneling conductance spectra of normal metal/insulator/triplet superconductor junctions are investigated theoretically. As triplet paring states we select several types of symmetries that are promising candidates for the superconducting states in UPt3 and in Sr2RuO4. The calculated conductance spectra are sensitive to the orientation of the junction which reflects the anisotropy of the pairing states. They show either zero-bias conductance peaks or gap-like structures depending on the orientation of the junctions. The existence of a residual density of states, peculiar to nonunitary states, is shown to have a significant influence on the properties of the conductance spectra. Present results serve as a guide for the experimental determination of the symmetry of the pair potentials in UPt3 and Sr2RuO4.
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页码:3224 / 3233
页数:10
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