Mean-field analysis on the magnetic properties of non-centrosymmetric superconductor LaNiC2

2018 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-193
Author(s):  
Jia-Li Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Critical Field ◽  
Landau Theory ◽  
Theoretical Calculations ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Upper Critical Field ◽  
Field Analysis ◽  
S Wave ◽  
Wave State ◽  
Ginzburg Landau ◽  
Upward Curvature

Based on two-band isotropic Ginzburg–Landau theory, we study the temperature dependence of upper critical field and London penetration depth for non-centrosymmetric superconductor LaNiC2. All the theoretical calculations fit the experimental data very well, especially the upward curvature of upper critical field near the critical temperature. Our results thus indicate that the two-gap scenario is better to account for the superconductivity of LaNiC2, and the Cooper pairs of this superconductor are in the conventional s-wave state.

Ginzburg–Landau Theory for Two-Band Isotropic s-Wave Superconductors

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 3001-3020 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. N. Askerzade
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Critical Field ◽  
Landau Theory ◽  
Upper Critical Field ◽  
Single Band ◽  
S Wave ◽  
Ginzburg Landau ◽  
Surface Magnetic Field ◽  
Specific Heat Jump ◽  
Gl Theory

Temperature dependence of the upper critical field Hc2(T), lower critical field Hc1(T) and thermodynamic magnetic field Hcm(T) are studied in the vicinity of Tc using a two-band Ginzburg–Landau (GL) theory. The results are shown to be in a good agreement with experimental data for the superconducting magnesium diboride (MgB2) and non-magnetic borocarbides LuNi 2 B 2 C ( YNi 2 B 2 C ). In addition, two-band GL theory was applied for the calculation of specific heat jump, which is smaller than in single-band GL theory. Peculiarities of Little–Parks effect in two-band GL theory are studied also. It is shown that the quantization of the magnetic flux and the relation between surface magnetic field Hc3(T) and upper critical field Hc2(T) are the same as in single band GL theory.

Ginzburg–Landau theory of the Abrikosov vortex state near the upper critical field

1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Critical Field ◽  
Landau Theory ◽  
Upper Critical Field ◽  
Vortex State ◽  
Quantization Condition ◽  
Abrikosov Vortex ◽  
Ginzburg Landau ◽  
Type Ii Superconductors ◽  
Flux Quantization ◽  
The Magnetic Field

A method which preserves the flux-quantization condition in all orders of perturbation theory is applied to the Ginzburg–Landau theory of type-II superconductors near the upper critical field. Expansions are obtained for the order parameter, the magnetic field, and the free energy; previous results are verified and extended to one higher order in Hc2 – Ha.

Upper Critical Field in Electron-Doped Superconductor with Nonstoichiometric Disorder near Antiferromagnetic-Superconducting Phase Boundary

2014 ◽  
Vol 215 ◽  
pp. 77-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana B. Charikova ◽  
Nina G. Shelushinina ◽  
German I. Harus ◽  
Denis S. Petukhov ◽  
Andrei A. Ivanov
Keyword(s):  
Phase Boundary ◽  
Critical Field ◽  
Upper Critical Field ◽  
Superconducting Phase ◽  
Spin Fluctuations ◽  
S Wave ◽  
Optimal Doping ◽  
Resistivity Method ◽  
Upward Curvature ◽  
Disorder Parameter

Using the resistivity method it was found that temperature dependence of the upper critical field for underdoped Nd1.86Ce0.14CuO4+δ have an anomalous upward curvature of Hc2(T) dependence and can be consistently explained by the two-band/two-gap model of a dirty superconductor. Near antiferromagnetic-superconducting phase boundary the critical temperature remains constant with the change of the disorder parameter and the slope of Bc2 increases with increasing of the disorder parameter. This behavior is completely different from dependencies for pure superconducting phase at optimal doping region. This difference may indicate the change of the type of the paring: from the predominance of the anisotropic s-wave component (may be due to unstable competition between antiferromagnetic (AF) and superconducting (SC) regions) in underdoped (x=0.14) region to the prevalence of d-wave part in optimal doped regions (x=0.15) because of residual spin fluctuations.

Excess conductivity analysis in YBa2Cu3O7−d added with SiO2 nanoparticles and nanowires: Comparative study

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (20) ◽  
pp. 1650242 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. L. Al-Otaibi ◽  
M. A. Almessiere ◽  
M. Ben Salem ◽  
F. Ben Azzouz
Keyword(s):  
Critical Field ◽  
Silicon Oxide ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Upper Critical Field ◽  
Sio2 Nanoparticles ◽  
Electrical Measurements ◽  
Ginzburg Landau ◽  
Fluctuation Conductivity ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Columnar Defects

The effect of nanosized silicon oxide nanoparticles (denoted NP-SiO2) and nanowires (denoted NW-SiO2) additions during the final processing stage on electrical fluctuation conductivity of polycrystalline YBa2Cu3O[Formula: see text] (Y-123 for brevity) in the mean field region has been reported. Series of samples were synthesized in air using a standard solid-state reaction technique by adding nanosized entities up to 0.5 wt.%. Phases, microstructure and superconductivity properties have been systematically investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and electrical measurements. TEM investigations show the presence of inhomogeneities embedded in the superconducting matrix along with the presence of columnar defects in the case of SiO2 nanoparticles added samples, however nanowires tend to agglomerate by entangling with each other in the intergrain regions. The fluctuation conductivity was analyzed as a function of reduced temperature using the Aslamazov–Larkin model. Using the Lawrence–Doniach equations, the Ginzburg–Landau (GL) number (NG) and equations, the coherence length, the effective layer thickness, the lower critical field [Formula: see text], the upper critical field [Formula: see text] and the critical current density [Formula: see text] were estimated. It was found that the addition of an optimum concentration of SiO2 nanomaterials, that depends on the shape, effectively controlled the microstructure, the grains coupling and hence improved the physical properties of Y-123 compound.

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