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Ab initio calculations of Hc2 in type-II superconductors: Basic formalism and model calculations
Title: | Ab initio calculations of Hc2 in type-II superconductors: Basic formalism and model calculations |
Authors: | Kita, Takafumi1 Browse this author →KAKEN DB | Arai, Masao Browse this author |
Authors(alt): | 北, 孝文1 |
Issue Date: | 2004 |
Publisher: | American Physical Society |
Journal Title: | PHYSICAL REVIEW B |
Volume: | 70 |
Start Page: | 224522 |
Publisher DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevB.70.224522 |
Abstract: | Detailed Fermi-surface structures are essential to describe the upper critical field Hc2 in type-II superconductors, as first noticed by and Hohenberg and Werthamer [Phys. Rev. 153, 493 (1967)] and shown explicitly by Butler for high-purity cubic Niobium [Phys. Rev. Lett. 44, 1516 (1980)]. We derive an Hc2 equation for classic type-II superconductors that is applicable to systems with anisotropic Fermi surfaces and/or energy gaps under arbitrary field directions. It can be solved efficiently by using Fermi surfaces from ab initio electronic-structure calculations. Thus, it is expected to enhance our quantitative understanding on Hc2. Based on the formalism, we calculate Hc2 curves for Fermi surfaces of a three-dimensional tight-binding model with cubic symmetry, an isotropic gap, and no impurity scatterings. It is found that, as the Fermi surface approaches to the Brillouin zone boundary, the reduced critical field h*(T/Tc), which is normalized by the initial slope at Tc, is enhanced significantly over the curve for the spherical Fermi surface with a marked upward curvature. Thus, the Fermi-surface anisotropy can be a main source of the upward curvature in Hc2 near Tc. |
Rights: | Copyright © 2004 American Physical Society |
Relation: | http://www.aps.org/ |
Type: | article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/5739 |
Appears in Collections: | 理学院・理学研究院 (Graduate School of Science / Faculty of Science) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 北 孝文
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