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Title: Superconducting gap symmetry from Bogoliubov quasiparticle interference analysis on Sr 2 RuO 4

Journal Article · · Physical Review. B

Here, the nature of the superconducting order parameter in Sr2RuO4 has generated intense interest in recent years. Since the superconducting gap is very small, high-resolution methods such as scanning tunneling spectroscopy might be the best chance to directly resolve the gap symmetry. Recently, a Bogoliubov quasiparticle interference imaging (BQPI) experiment has suggested that the dx2–y2 gap symmetry is appropriate for Sr2RuO4. In this work, we use a material-specific theoretical approach based onWannier functions of the surface of Sr2RuO4 to calculate the continuum density of states as detected in scanning tunneling microscopy experiments. We examine several different proposed gap order parameters and calculate the expected BQPI pattern for each case. Comparing to the available experimental data, our results suggest that a s' + idxy gap order parameter is the most probable state, but the measured BQPI patterns still display features unaccounted for by the theory for any of the states currently under discussion.

Research Organization:
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-05ER46236; AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1991751
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 2497252; OSTI ID: 1996736
Journal Information:
Physical Review. B, Journal Name: Physical Review. B Journal Issue: 14 Vol. 107; ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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