D-wave Superconductivity

Description

This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory of d-wave superconductivity, focused on d-wave pairing symmetry and its physical consequences in the superconducting state. It discusses the basic concepts and methodologies related to high-temperature superconductivity and compares experimental phenomena with theoretical predictions. After a brief introduction to the basic theory of superconductivity and several models for high-temperature superconductivity, this book presents detailed derivations and explanations for various single-particle and collective properties of d-wave superconductors that can be monitored experimentally, including thermodynamics, angular-resolved photo-emission, single-particle and Josephson tunnelling, impurity scattering, magnetic and superfluid responses, transport and optical properties and mixed states. Various universal behaviours of d-wave superconductors are highlighted. Aimed primarily at graduate students and research scientists in condensed matter and materials physics, this text enables readers to understand systematically the physical properties of high-temperature superconductors.

Tao Xiang is a Professor at the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), working on Condensed Matter Physics. He is an elected CAS member and a fellow of the World Academy of Sciences. He received the He-Leung-He-Lee Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress and several other awards. Congjun Wu is a Professor at Westlake University, working on exploring new states of matter in condensed matter and cold atom systems, including superconductivity, magnetism, orbital physics, topological states, and quantum Monte-Carlo simulations. He was elected to be a fellow of American Physical Society in 2018, and awarded Sloan Research Fellowship in 2008.