Abstract:
We calculate the upper critical magnetic field $H_{\mathrm{c} 2}$ in the framework of
a microscopic superconductivity theory with two energy bands of different
dimensions on the Fermi surface with the cavity topology typical of
the compound $\mathrm{MgB}_2$ taken into account (an anisotropic system). We
assume an external magnetic field parallel to the crystallographic $z$ axis.
We obtain analytic formulas in the low-temperature range $(T/T_{\mathrm{c}}\ll1)$
and also near the critical temperature $\bigl((T-T_{\mathrm{c}})/T_{\mathrm{c}}\ll1\bigr)$.
We compare the temperature dependence of $H_{\mathrm{c} 2}$ for a two-band
anisotropic system with that of $H_{\mathrm{c} 2}^0$ corresponding to a two-band
isotropic system (with Fermi-surface cavities of the same
topology). We determine the role of the band-structure anisotropy,
the positive curvature of the upper critical field near the critical temperature,
and the important role of the ratio $v_1/v_2$ of the velocities on the Fermi
surface in determining $H_{\mathrm{c} 2}$. We also obtain the values of the parameters $\Delta_1$ and $\Delta_2$ along the line of the critical magnetic
field.