D-wave Superconductivity

Tao Xiang, Congjun Wu

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781009218597
• eBook ISBN: 9781009218573
• Topic: Sciences physiques
• Subtopic: Physique

This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory of d-wave superconductivity, focused on d-wave pairing symmetry and its physical consequences in the superconducting state. It discusses the basic concepts and methodologies related to high-temperature superconductivity and compares experimental phenomena with theoretical predictions. After a brief introduction to the basic theory of superconductivity and several models for high-temperature superconductivity, this book presents detailed derivations and explanations for various single-particle and collective properties of d-wave superconductors that can be monitored experimentally, including thermodynamics, angular-resolved photo-emission, single-particle and Josephson tunnelling, impurity scattering, magnetic and superfluid responses, transport and optical properties and mixed states. Various universal behaviours of d-wave superconductors are highlighted. Aimed primarily at graduate students and research scientists in condensed matter and materials physics, this text enables readers to understand systematically the physical properties of high-temperature superconductors.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Title page
• Copyright information
• Contents
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• 1 Introduction to Superconductivity
• 2 Microscopic Models for High Temperature Superconductors
• 3 Basic Properties of d-wave Superconductors
• 4 Quasiparticle Excitation Spectra
• 5 Tunneling Effect
• 6 Josephson Effect
• 7 Single Impurity Scattering
• 8 Many-Impurity Scattering
• 9 Superfluid Response
• 10 Optical and Thermal Conductivities
• 11 Raman Spectroscopy
• 12 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• 13 Neutron Scattering Spectroscopy
• 14 Mixed State
• Appendix A Bogoliubov Transformation
• Appendix B Hohenberg Theorem
• Appendix C Degenerate Perturbation Theory
• Appendix D Anderson Theorem
• Appendix E Sommerfeld Expansion
• Appendix F Single-Particle Green's Function
• Appendix G Linear Response Theory
• References
• Index