Phase-Sensitive Flux-Flow resistivity in Unconventional Superconductors

Abstract

We theoretically investigate the magnetic-field-angle dependence of the flux-flow resistivity $ρ_{\rm f}$ in unconventional superconductors. Two contributions to $ρ_{\rm f}$ are considered: one is the quasiparticle (QP) relaxation time $τ(\bm{k}_{\rm F})$ and the other is $ω_0(\bm{k}_{\rm F})$, which is a counterpart to the interlevel spacing of the QP bound states in the quasiclassical approach. Here, $\bm{k}_{\rm F}$ denotes the position on a Fermi surface. Numerical calculations are conducted for a line-node s-wave and a d-wave pair potential with the same anisotropy of their amplitudes, but with a sign change only for a d-wave one. We show that the field-angle dependence of $ρ_{\rm f}$ differs prominently between s-wave and d-wave pairs, reflecting the phase of the pair potentials. We also discuss the case where $τ$ is constant and compare it with the more general case where $τ$ depends on $\bm{k}_{\rm F}$.

4 pages, 3 figures; Proc. of LT26