POSSIBLE REALIZATION OF ODD-FREQUENCY PAIRING IN HEAVY-FERMION COMPOUNDS

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作者
COLEMAN, P [1 ]
MIRANDA, E [1 ]
TSVELIK, A [1 ]
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[1] PRINCETON UNIV, DEPT PHYS, PRINCETON, NJ 08544 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.2960
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O4 [物理学];
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Using Majorana fermions to represent spins we reexamine the Kondo lattice model for heavy fermions. The simplest decoupling procedure provides a realization of odd-frequency superconductivity, with resonant pairing and surfaces of gap zeros. Spin and charge coherence factors vanish linearly with the energy on the Fermi surface, predicting a linear specific heat, but a T3 NMR relaxation rate. Possible application to heavy fermions is suggested.
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页码:2960 / 2963
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