Period Doubling in Small Multiply Connected Superconductors

dc.creatorVakaryuk, Victor
dc.date2008-05-19
dc.date2009-01-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:25:44Z
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dc.descriptionIt is shown that for superconductors with circumference $2πR$ approaching BCS coherence length $ξ_0$ minimal period of the response of all thermodynamic quantities to external magnetic field is set by $hc/e$ i.e. twice the corresponding value for the bulk case. This is explained by the dependence of internal energy of Cooper pairs on their center of mass motion which leads, in particular, to a transition offset between different current-carrying states. Explicit calculation of the transition offset is done for the case of s-wave superconducting cylinder with $R \gg ξ_0$ and turns out to be exponentially small. A possible enhancement of the effect for nodal superconductors is suggested. Similar conclusions should also apply to the response of charged or neutral superfluids to rotation.
dc.descriptionReference 13 added
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0805.2626
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0805.2626
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. Lett. 101, 167002 (2008)
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/214665
dc.subjectSuperconductivity
dc.subjectMesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
dc.titlePeriod Doubling in Small Multiply Connected Superconductors
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