The relation between thed-wave superconducting gapΔ0and the specific heat obtained with the Volovik effect is used to determine the upper critical fieldHc2as doping function, for high-temperature superconductors. A two-components model withd-wave symmetry, within the BCS framework, is introduced to describe the superconducting state. Generalized Fermi surface topologies are used in order to increase the density of states at the Fermi level, allowing the high-Tcvalues observed. The electron-phonon interaction is considered the most relevant mechanism for the high-Tccuprates, where the available phonon energy is provided by the half-breathing modes. The energy gap valuesΔ0calculated with this model are introduced to describe the variation of the upper critical fieldHc2as function of doping, forLa2-xSrxCuO4.
Temperature dependence of the upper critical field of type-II superconductors from isothermal magnetization data: Application to high-temperature superconductors
