Weak localization correction to linear absorption in conventional superconductors

Abstract

The weak localization effect on a linear absorption spectrum is investigated for disordered s-wave superconductors. The vertex correction is incorporated into the response function in a way that is consistent with the weak localization correction to a one-particle spectrum. The effect of interactions between electrons enhanced by their diffusive motion makes a major contribution to the correction term. Numerical calculations show that the weak localization effect suppresses the absorption by the excitation across the gap to a greater extent than that by thermal excitation, which is a similar tendency to the results of experiments. The ratio of the linear absorption with vertex corrections to that without the corrections shows a large variation at the frequency that is around twice the energy of the superconducting gap. This behavior represents a relationship between the weak localization effect on the linear absorption and that on the one-particle spectrum.

arXiv comment28 pages, 11 figures

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