Method for Measuring the Momentum-Dependent Relative Phase of the Superconducting Gap of High-Temperature Superconductors

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15 March 1993

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https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.cond-mat/9303027

Abstract

The phase variation of the superconducting gap over the (normal) Fermi surface of the high-temperature superconductors remains a significant unresolved question. Is the phase of the gap constant, does it change sign, or is it perhaps complex? A detailed answer to this question would provide important constraints on various pairing mechanisms. Here we propose a new method for measuring the relative gap PHASE on the Fermi surface which is direct, is angle-resolved, and probes the bulk. The required experiments involve measuring phonon linewidths in the normal and superconducting state, with resolution available in current facilities. We primarily address the La_1.85Sr_.15CuO_4 material, but also propose a more detailed study of a specific phonon in Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_8.

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Published version: Physical Review B, 48 (14), 10626.

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