Gapless Fermi Surfaces in anisotropic multiband superconductors in magnetic field.

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Abstract

We propose that a new state with a fully gapless Fermi surface appears in quasi-2D multiband superconductors in magnetic field applied parallel to the plane. It is characterized by a paramagnetic moment caused by a finite density of states on the open Fermi surface. We calculate thermodynamic and magnetic properties of the gapless state for both s-wave and d-wave cases, and discuss the details of the 1-st order metamagnetic phase transition that accompanies the appearance of the new phase in s-wave superconductors. We suggest possible experiments to detect this state both in the s-wave (2-H NbSe$_2$) and d-wave (CeCoIn$_5$) superconductors.

Authors

  • Victor Barzykin

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1200

  • Lev P. Gor'kov

    NHMFL, Florida State University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Dr., Tallahassee, Florida 32310