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Correcting the fatal flaw in BCS theory

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Abstract

Cooper pair is formed by two electrons outside EF due to the phonon and the screened Coulomb fields[1]. The screened Coulomb field is very weak, which makes the electron density nN outside EF small. Thus, the Cooper pair density, nCooper, becomes very small, the pair coherence length ξ becomes very large, the double potential structure is made. We assert the weak screened Coulomb field is the fatal flaw in BCS theory not explaining superconductivity[2]. To correct the flaw, we apply the on-site Coulomb interaction U in the Brinkman-Rice(BR) picture[3]. When U increases, discontinuity[=m/m*=1-(U/Uc)2)] at EF decreases, then nN rapidly increases, nCooper becomes much larger, ξ becomes much smaller, a single potential well structure is generated. Thus Tc_BR_BCS[2] can explain the superconductivity. [1]PRL 104(1956)1189. [2]ScientificReport 11(2021)10329. [3]PRB 2(1970)4302.

Publication: Scientific Report 11 (2021) 10329.

Presenters

  • Hyun-Tak Kim

    ETRI

Authors

  • Hyun-Tak Kim

    ETRI