Strong correlations generically protect d -wave superconductivity against disorder
Shao Hui Tang, V. Dobrosavljević, E. Miranda
We address the question of why strongly correlated $d$-wave superconductors, such as the cuprates, prove to be surprisingly robust against the introduction of nonmagnetic impurities. We show that, very generally, both the pair-breaking and the normal state transport scattering rates are significantly suppressed by strong correlations effects arising in the proximity to a Mott insulating state. We also show that the correlation-renormalized scattering amplitude is generically enhanced in the forward direction, an effect which was previously often ascribed to the specific scattering by charged impurities outside the copper-oxide planes.
arXiv:1510.08152•Physical review. B./Physical review. B•May 5, 2016•14 citations