Spin-Lattice Relaxation in Two-Dimensional Superconducting BKT Transition

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Main Authors: Yang, Wei-Wei, Shi, Shao-Hang, Zhou, Zongsheng, Li, Zi-Xiang, Jiang, Kun, Hu, Jiangping
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author Yang, Wei-Wei
Shi, Shao-Hang
Zhou, Zongsheng
Li, Zi-Xiang
Jiang, Kun
Hu, Jiangping
author_facet Yang, Wei-Wei
Shi, Shao-Hang
Zhou, Zongsheng
Li, Zi-Xiang
Jiang, Kun
Hu, Jiangping
contents Two-dimensional superconductors undergo a Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition driven by vortex-antivortex unbinding, yet experimental signatures beyond transport remain limited. Here, we show that the spin-lattice relaxation rate provides a direct probe of this transition. In a 2-dimensional $s$-wave superconductor, $1/T_1T$ develops a Hebel-Slichter-like peak around $T_{\rm{BKT}}$, originating from the emergence of coherence peaks in the density of states, while no peak appears at the pair formation scale $T_{\rm{BCS}}$. We further extend our analysis to the $d$-wave superconductor. Our results highlight spin-lattice relaxation rate as a sensitive tool to detect the superconducting BKT transition and open routes to exploring its manifestation in unconventional pairing states.
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spellingShingle Spin-Lattice Relaxation in Two-Dimensional Superconducting BKT Transition
Yang, Wei-Wei
Shi, Shao-Hang
Zhou, Zongsheng
Li, Zi-Xiang
Jiang, Kun
Hu, Jiangping
Superconductivity
82D55
Two-dimensional superconductors undergo a Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition driven by vortex-antivortex unbinding, yet experimental signatures beyond transport remain limited. Here, we show that the spin-lattice relaxation rate provides a direct probe of this transition. In a 2-dimensional $s$-wave superconductor, $1/T_1T$ develops a Hebel-Slichter-like peak around $T_{\rm{BKT}}$, originating from the emergence of coherence peaks in the density of states, while no peak appears at the pair formation scale $T_{\rm{BCS}}$. We further extend our analysis to the $d$-wave superconductor. Our results highlight spin-lattice relaxation rate as a sensitive tool to detect the superconducting BKT transition and open routes to exploring its manifestation in unconventional pairing states.
title Spin-Lattice Relaxation in Two-Dimensional Superconducting BKT Transition
topic Superconductivity
82D55
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.13486