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arxiv: 1801.01690 · v2 · pith:EZTDQXYDnew · submitted 2018-01-05 · ❄️ cond-mat.supr-con · cond-mat.str-el

Gap symmetry of the heavy fermion superconductor CeCu₂Si₂ at ambient pressure

classification ❄️ cond-mat.supr-con cond-mat.str-el
keywords cecuinterbandsuperconductingsymmetryambientbasisfermifermion
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Recent observations of two nodeless gaps in superconducting CeCu$_2$Si$_2$ have raised intensive debates on its exact gap symmetry, while a satisfactory theoretical basis is still lacking. Here we propose a phenomenological approach to calculate the superconducting gap functions, taking into consideration both the realistic Fermi surface topology and the intra- and interband quantum critical scatterings. Our calculations yield a nodeless $s^\pm$-wave solution in the presence of strong interband pairing interaction, in good agreement with experiments. This provides a possible basis for understanding the superconducting gap symmetry of CeCu$_2$Si$_2$ at ambient pressure and indicates the potential importance of multiple Fermi surfaces and interband pairing interaction in understanding heavy fermion superconductivity.

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