| Literature DB >> 28186801 |
Andreas Moor1, Anatoly F Volkov1, Konstantin B Efetov1.
Abstract
We consider the amplitude (Higgs) mode in a superconductor with a condensate flow (supercurrent). We demonstrate that, in this case, the amplitude mode corresponding to oscillations δ|Δ|_{Ω}exp(iΩt) of the superconducting gap is excited by an external ac electric field E_{Ω}exp(iΩt) already in the first order in |E_{Ω}|, so that δ|Δ|_{Ω}∝(v_{0}E_{Ω}), where v_{0} is the velocity of the condensate. The frequency dependence δ|Δ|_{Ω} has a resonance shape with a maximum at Ω=2Δ. In contrast to the standard situation without the condensate flow, the oscillations of the amplitude δ|Δ(t)| contribute to the admittance Y_{Ω}. We provide a formula for admittance of a superconductor with a supercurrent. The predicted effect opens new ways of experimental investigation of the amplitude mode in superconductors and materials with superconductivity competing with other states.Year: 2017 PMID: 28186801 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.047001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161