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Schrieffer-Wolff transformation for the Anderson Hamiltonian in a superconductor

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States)
A generalized Schrieffer-Wolff transformation is introduced to relate the Anderson impurity model in a superconductor to a Kondo-like Hamiltonian. The effective exchange interactions coupling a magnetic impurity to a Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) spectrum of electronic excitations are expressed in terms of the superconducting coherence factors. New exchange mechanisms originate from the particle-hole coherence unique to superconductors. These interactions are relevant for large asymmetry in the magnetic limit; they vanish for nonmagnetic impurities and in the symmetric Anderson model, for which the ''normal'' Schrieffer-Wolff coupling constant is recovered. The magnetically induced equal-spin Cooper-pairing correlations are suggested to be relevant for superconducting valence fluctuators and within heavy-fermion superconductivity.
Research Organization:
Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801
OSTI ID:
7247190
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States) Vol. 37:16; ISSN PRBMD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English