Infrared Conductivity in Layered $d$-wave Superconductors

Abstract

We calculate the infrared conductivity of a stack of coupled, two-dimensional superconducting planes within the Fermi liquid theory of superconductivity. We include the effects of random scattering processes and show that the presence of even a small concentration of resonant impurities, in a $d$-wave superconductor, has an important effect on both the in-plane and $c$-axis transport properties, which could serve as signatures for $d$-wave pairing.

18 pages in a RevTex (3.0) file plus 5 postscript figures (uuencoded). Replaced with minor changes as it will appear in the Physical Review B {\bf 52} issue 1 Oct. 1995

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