Single-gap s-wave superconductivity in Cu$_x$TiSe$_2$

dc.creatorLi, S. Y.
dc.creatorTaillefer, Louis
dc.creatorWu, G.
dc.creatorChen, X. H.
dc.date2007-01-26
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:28:16Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:28:16Z
dc.descriptionThe in-plane thermal conductivity $κ$ of the layered superconductor Cu$_x$TiSe$_2$ was measured down to temperatures as low as $T_c$/40, at $x$ = 0.06 near where the CDW order vanishes. The absence of a residual linear term at $ T \to 0$ is strong evidence for conventional s-wave superconductivity in this system. This is further supported by the slow magnetic field dependence, also consistent with a single gap, of uniform magnitude across the Fermi surface. Comparison with the closely related material NbSe$_2$, where the superconducting gap is three times larger on the Nb 4$d$ band than on the Se 4$p$ band, suggests that in Cu$_{0.06}$TiSe$_2$ the Se 4$p$ band is below the Fermi level and the Ti 3$d$ band is alone responsible for the superconductivity.
dc.description4 pages, 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0701669
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0701669
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. Lett. 99, 107001 (2007)
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/137554
dc.subjectSuperconductivity
dc.subjectStrongly Correlated Electrons
dc.titleSingle-gap s-wave superconductivity in Cu$_x$TiSe$_2$
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