Ginzburg-Landau slopes of the anisotropic upper critical magnetic field and band parameters in the superconductor (TMTSF)2ClO4

TL;DR

This paper calculates the anisotropic upper critical magnetic field slopes in (TMTSF)2ClO4, corrects previous models, and reveals a lower magnetic field for quantum dimensional crossover, impacting its electronic and superconducting behavior.

Contribution

It provides corrected Ginzburg-Landau slope calculations and determines band parameters from experimental data, revealing a lower magnetic field for quantum crossover in (TMTSF)2ClO4.

Findings

Quantum dimensional crossover occurs at 3-8 T, lower than previously thought.

Band parameters are derived from experimental Ginzburg-Landau slopes.

Implications for metallic and superconducting properties are discussed.

Abstract

We theoretically determine the Ginzburg-Landau slopes of the anisotropic upper critical magnetic field in a quasi-one-dimensional superconductor and correct the previous works on this issue. By using the experimentally measured values of the Ginzburg-Landau slopes in the superconductor (TMTSF)$_2$ClO$_4$, we determine band parameters of its electron spectrum. Our main result is that the so-called quantum dimensional crossover has to happen in this material in magnetic fields, $H = 3-8 \ T$, which are much lower than the previously assumed. We discuss how this fact influences metallic and superconducting properties of the (TMTSF)$_2$ClO$_4$.