Abstract

The c-axis tunneling matrix of high-${T}_{c}$ superconductors is shown to depend strongly on the in-plane momentum of electrons and vanish along the four nodal lines of the ${d}_{{x}^{2}\ensuremath{-}{y}^{2}}$-wave energy gap. This anisotropic tunneling matrix suppresses completely the contribution of the most extended quasiparticles in the vortex core to the c-axis tunneling current and leads to a spectrum similar to that of a nodeless superconductor. Our results give a natural explanation of the absence of the zero-bias peak as well as other features observed in the vortex tunneling spectra of high-${T}_{c}$ cuprates.

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