Abstract
Transverse ultrasound attenuation provides a weakly coupled probe of momentum current correlations in electronic systems. We develop a simple theory for the interpretation of transverse ultrasound attenuation coefficients in systems with nodal gap anisotropy. Applying this theory we show how ultrasound can delineate between extended-(Formula presented) and (Formula presented)-wave scenarios for the cuprate superconductors.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | R2995-R2998 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1996 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics