Abstract
Low-energy quasiparticle states, arising from scattering by single-particle potentials in d-wave superconductors, are addressed. Via a natural extension of the Andreev approximation, the idea that sign variations in the superconducting pair potential lead to such states is extended beyond its original setting of boundary scattering to the broader context of scattering by general single-particle potentials, such as those due to impurities. The index-theoretic origin of these states is exhibited via a simple connection with Witten’s supersymmetric quantum-mechanical model.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5571-5574 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical review letters |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 26 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1999 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy(all)