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arXiv:0710.2270

On the low-energy density of states in disordered d-wave superconductor

Guo-Zhu Liu

Published Oct 11, 2007• 0 citations
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Abstract

We study the low-energy density of states of Dirac fermions in disordered d-wave superconductor. At zero energy, a finite density of states is obtained via the mechanism of dynamical mass generation in an effective (1+1)-dimensional relativistic field theory.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.0710.2270

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