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Ginzburg-Landau Theory for Unconventional Superconductors: Noncompact U(1) Lattice Gauge Model Coupled with Link Higgs Field
In this paper, we introduce a Ginzburg-Landau (GL) theory for the
extended- and d-wave superconductors (SC) in granular systems that is
defined on a lattice. In contrast to the ordinary Abelian Higgs model (AHM)
that is a GL theory for the s-wave SC, Cooper-pair field (Higgs field) is put
on links of the lattice in the present model. By means of Monte-Carlo (MC)
simulations, we study phase structure, gauge-boson mass (the inverse magnetic
penetration depth) and density of instantons. In the ordinary {\em noncomapct}
U(1) AHM, there exists a second-order phase transition from the normal to SC
states and the gauge-boson mass develops continuously from the phase transition
point. In the present gauge system with link Higgs field, on the other hand,
phase transition to the SC state is of first order at moderate coupling
constants. The gauge-boson mass changes from vanishing to finite values
discontinuously at the phase transition points.Comment: 4 papges, 14 figure
Quantum critical phenomena of unconventional superconductors: U(1) gauge model of link Cooper pair
In this paper we shall study quantum critical behavior of lattice model of
unconventional superconductors (SC) that was proposed in the previous papers.
In this model, the Cooper-pair (CP) field is defined on lattice links in order
to describe d-wave SC. The CP field can be regarded as a U(1) lattice gauge
field, and the SC phase transition takes place as a result of the phase
coherence of the CP field. Effects of the long-range Coulomb interactions
between the CP's and fluctuations of the electromagnetic field are taken into
account. We investigate the phase structure of the model and the critical
behavior by means of the Monte Carlo simulations. We find that the parameter,
which controls the fluxes (vortices) of the CP, strongly influences the phase
structure. In three-dimensional case, the model has rich phase structure. In
particular there is a "monopole proliferation" phase transition besides the SC
phase transition. Depending on the parameters, this transition exists within
the SC phase or takes place simultaneously with the SC transition. This new
type of transition is relevant for unconventional SC's with strong spatial
three-dimensionality and to be observed by experiments.Comment: 13pages,25figure
Quantum Phase Transition in Lattice Model of Unconventional Superconductors
In this paper we shall introduce a lattice model of unconventional
superconductors (SC) like d-wave SC in order to study quantum phase transition
at vanishing temperature (). Finite- counterpart of the present model was
proposed previously with which SC phase transition at finite was
investigated. The present model is a noncompact U(1) lattice-gauge-Higgs model
in which the Higgs boson, the Cooper-pair field, is put on lattice links in
order to describe d-wave SC. We first derive the model from a microscopic
Hamiltonian in the path-integral formalism and then study its phase structure
by means of the Monte Carlo simulations. We calculate the specific heat,
monopole densities and the magnetic penetration depth (the gauge-boson mass).
We verified that the model exhibits a second-order phase transition from normal
to SC phases. Behavior of the magnetic penetration depth is compared with that
obtained in the previous analytical calculation using XY model in four
dimensions. Besides the normal to SC phase transition, we also found that
another second-order phase transition takes place within the SC phase in the
present model. We discuss physical meaning of that phase transition.Comment: 12 pages, 10 figures, references added, some discussion on the
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