Abstract
The physics of single nonmagnetic impurity immersed in a two-band s -wave superconductor with relative phase δ 0 between its two order parameters is studied and elucidated. It is shown that midgap bound states are always induced by nonmagnetic impurities when δ=π (s± -wave superconductors). These bound states emerge as a consequence of the topological nature of the corresponding Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 104504 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| State | Published - 9 Sep 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics