TY - JOUR
T1 - Specific heat and superfluid density for possible two different superconducting states in NaxCoO2·yH2O
AU - Mochizuki, Masahito
AU - Yuan, H. Q.
AU - Ogata, Masao
PY - 2007/2
Y1 - 2007/2
N2 - Several thermodynamic measurements for the cobaltate superconductor, NaxCoO2·yH2O, have so far provided results inconsistent with each other. In order to solve the discrepancies, we microscopically calculate the temperature dependences of specific heat and superfluid density for this superconductor. We show that two distinct specific-heat data from Oeschler et al. and Jin et al. are reproduced, respectively, for the extended s-wave state and the p-wave state. Two different superfluid-density data are also reproduced for each case. These support our recent proposal of possible two different pairing states in this material. In addition, we discuss the experimentally proposed large residual Sommerfeld coefficient and extremely huge effective carrier mass.
AB - Several thermodynamic measurements for the cobaltate superconductor, NaxCoO2·yH2O, have so far provided results inconsistent with each other. In order to solve the discrepancies, we microscopically calculate the temperature dependences of specific heat and superfluid density for this superconductor. We show that two distinct specific-heat data from Oeschler et al. and Jin et al. are reproduced, respectively, for the extended s-wave state and the p-wave state. Two different superfluid-density data are also reproduced for each case. These support our recent proposal of possible two different pairing states in this material. In addition, we discuss the experimentally proposed large residual Sommerfeld coefficient and extremely huge effective carrier mass.
KW - Co-oxide superconductor
KW - Specific heat
KW - Superfluid density
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U2 - 10.1143/JPSJ.76.023702
DO - 10.1143/JPSJ.76.023702
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33847394639
SN - 0031-9015
VL - 76
JO - Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
JF - Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
IS - 2
M1 - 023702
ER -