Multiband superconductivity with competing intra- and interband pair channels

Abstract

In multiband superconductivity interband interaction channels creating the pairs of intraband [Formula: see text] and interband [Formula: see text] compositions can appear. Simultaneous functioning of these channels is investigated here. A three-band model where two similar bands [Formula: see text] interact with the itinerant-band has been proposed. The mean field Hamiltonian incorporates three order parameters [Formula: see text]; [Formula: see text]; [Formula: see text] genetically associated with dispersive bands. Calculated quasiparticle energies and operator averages lead to a coupled nonlinear equation system for the order parameters. Illustrative calculations versus temperature have been made for overlapping bands. At fixed parameters, the basic system has two independent solutions. The free energy has a complicated structure of extremal points. The interaction of channels with intra- and interband points is seen. These channels compete in general. From the point where the gap, type parameters associated with one channel become zero, the other continues as the first channel was logged out. The general behaviour of order parameters distribution is very sensible to [Formula: see text]. Events of critical nature appear. Weakening of [Formula: see text] stimulates the formation of closed bubbles built up by the same type parameters from different parallel solutions.