Abstract
We study the effects of inhomogeneous pairing interactions and impurities in short-coherence-length superconductors. Within the Born approximation, the effects of pairing disorder and magnetic impurities are identical. The T-matrices for pairing disorder sites with and without an impurity give rise to bound states within the BCS (Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer) gap, consistent with scanning tunnelling microscopy results on Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ with Zn or Ni impurities.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | L577-L582 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 31 |
| Early online date | 24 Jul 2002 |
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| Publication status | Published - 12 Aug 2002 |
Keywords
- approximation theory
- bismuth compounds
- additives doping
- Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions
- fermi level
- hamiltonians
- impurities
- mathematical models
- matrix algebra
- parameter estimation
- scanning tunneling microscopy
- stoichiometry
- vectors
- magnetic impurities
- oxide superconductors