2007/06/13 by Yuki Nagai, Yusuke Kato, Nobuhiko Hayashi +2 · 1 citation
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Iron-based superconductors research #Rare-earth and actinide compounds #Superconductivity in MgB2 and Alloys #cond-mat.supr-con
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevb.76.214514
published as Phys. Rev. B 76, (2007) 214514. · 7 pages, 5 figures
arxiv created 2007/06/13 · openalex publication_date 2007/12/28 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
To determine the superconducting gap function of YNi2B2C, we calculate the local density of states around a single vortex core with the use of Eilenberger theory and the band structure calculated by local density approximation, assuming various gap structures with point nodes at different positions. We also calculate the angular-dependent heat capacity in the vortex state on the basis of the Doppler-shift method. Comparing our results with the scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy experiment, the angular-dependent heat capacity and thermal conductivity, we propose the gap structure of YNi2B2C, which has the point nodes and gap minima along ⟨110⟩. Our gap structure is consistent with all results of angular-resolved experiments.