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arXiv:cond-mat/0012511 · Physical review. B, Condensed matter

Finite-temperature time-dependent effective theory for the phase field in two-dimensional d -wave neutral superconductors

Sergei G. Sharapov, H. Beck, В. М. Локтев

Published Sep 12, 2001• 32 citations
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Abstract

We derive finite-temperature time-dependent effective actions for the phase of the pairing field, which are appropriate for a two-dimensional electron system with both nonretarded d- and s-wave attraction. As for s-wave pairing, the d-wave effective action contains terms with Landau damping, but their structure appears to be different from the s-wave case due to the fact that the Landau damping is determined by the quasiparticle group velocity ${\mathbf{v}}_{g},$ which for d-wave pairing does not have the same direction as the noninteracting Fermi velocity ${\mathbf{v}}_{F}.$ we show that for d-wave pairing the Landau term has a linear low-temperature dependence and in contrast to the s-wave case is important for all finite temperatures. A possible experimental observation of the phase excitations is discussed.

DOI
10.1103/physrevb.64.134519

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We extend to finite temperature the time-dependent effective theory for the Goldstone field (the phase of the pair field) $\ensuremath{\theta}$ which is appropriate for a superfluid containing one species of fermions with s-wave interactions, described by the BCS Lagrangian. We show that, when Landau damping is neglected, the effective theory can be written as a local time-dependent nonlinear Schr\"odinger Lagrangian which preserves the Galilean invariance of the zero-temperature effective theory and is identified with the superfluid component. We then calculate the relevant Landau terms that are nonlocal and that destroy the Galilean invariance. We show that the retarded $\ensuremath{\theta}$ propagator (in momentum space) can be well represented by two poles in the lower-half frequency plane, describing damping with a predicted temperature, frequency, and momentum dependence. It is argued that the real parts of the Landau terms can be approximately interpreted as contributing to the normal fluid component.
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Using a functional approach to the Keldysh formalism we develop a time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau equation for the long-wavelength and low-frequency dynamics of a weak-coupling superconductor, which is also valid in situations that deviate significantly from thermal equilibrium. The theory takes the interactions between quasiparticles and Cooper pairs into account exactly and is explicitly Galilean-invariant at zero temperature. However, the temporal and spatial dependence of the order parameter is assumed to be such that the effects of Landau damping can be neglected. We also consider the screening properties of the superconductor and show that the inclusion of the polarizability of the electron gas is necessary for a complete description.
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