Analytic Density of States in the Abrikosov-Gorkov Theory

Since the early 1960s, Abrikosov-Gorkov theory has been used to describe superconductors with paramagnetic impurities. Interestingly, the density of states resulting from the theoretical framework has to date only been known approximately, as a numeric solution of a complex polynomial. Here we introduce an exact analytic solution for the density of states of a superconductor with paramagnetic impurities. The solution is valid in the whole regime of Abrikosov-Gorkov theory; both where there is an energy gap and gapless. While of fundamental interest, we argue that this solution also has computational benefits in the evaluation of integrals for tunneling conductances and allows for an analytic description of materials with densities of states that are modeled from the basic Abrikosov-Gorkov density of states.Comment: 5 pages, 1 figur

Films of Mn12-acetate deposited by low-energy laser ablation

Thin films of the molecular magnet Mn12-acetate, [Mn12 O12(CH3COO)16 (H2O)4] 2CH3COOH 4H2O, have been prepared using a laser ablation technique with a nitrogen laser at low laser energies of 0.8 and 2 mJ. Chemical and magnetic characterizations show that the Mn12-acetate cores remain intact and the films show similar magnetic properties to those of the parent molecular starting material. In addition, the magnetic data exhibit a peak in the magnetization at 27 K indicating the creation of an additional magnetic phase not noted in previous studies of crystalline phases.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figures, In Press - J. Mag. Mag. Ma