Prof. Grzegorz Litak
(Lublin University of Technology, Poland)
Effect of the magnetic field orientation on specific heat of an exotic superconductor
The discovery of superconductivity is strontium ruthenate [1] and subsequent proposal of its spin triplet odd parity symmetry [2] has triggered a lot of experimental and theoretical activities [3]. One of the issues of great importance is the identification of the pairing symmetry of this superconductor. The effect of magnetic field on specific heat of a p-wave spin triplet superconductor has been analyzed. To describe superconductivity we used a single band model with various realizations of p-wave order parameter and analyzed the effect of a Doppler shift in different temperatures [4].
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[2] Y. Maeno, T. M. Rice, and M. Sigrist, Phys. Today 54, 42 (2001).
[3] A. P. Mackenzie and Y. Maeno, Rev. Mod. Phys. 75, 657 (2003).
[4] G. Litak and K.I. Wysokinski, Phys. Stat. Sol. B 244, 2492 (2007).