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arxiv: cond-mat/9908101 · v1 · submitted 1999-08-06 · ❄️ cond-mat.supr-con · cond-mat.str-el

Two phase transitions in {(d_(x²-y²)+is)}-wave superconductors

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We study numerically the temperature dependencies of specific heat, susceptibility, penetration depth, and thermal conductivity of a coupled $(d_{x^2-y^2}+is)$-wave Bardeen-Cooper-Schreiffer superconductor in the presence of a weak s-wave component (1) on square lattice and (2) on a lattice with orthorhombic distorsion. As the temperature is lowered past the critical temperature $T_c$, a less ordered superconducting phase is created in $d_{x^2-y^2}$ wave, which changes to a more ordered phase in $(d_{x^2-y^2}+is)$ wave at $T_{c1}$. This manifests in two second-order phase transitions. The two phase transitions are identified by two jumps in specific heat at $T_c$ and $T_{c1}$. The temperature dependencies of the superconducting observables exhibit a change from power-law to exponential behavior as temperature is lowered below $T_{c1}$ and confirm the new phase transition.

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