Published July 2004 | Version v1
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Time-reversal symmetry-breaking superconductivity in the filled-skutterudite

Creators

  • 1. Tokyo Metropolitan Univ. (Japan)
  • 2. Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan). Tokai Research Establishment
  • 3. High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)

Description

The filled-skutterudite PrOs4Sb12 has been attracting much attention because of the fact this is the only Pr-based heavy-fermion superconductor. Our muon spin relaxation measurements have revealed spontaneous appearance of static internal magnetic fields below the superconducting transition temperature. This observation provides unambiguous evidence for ''the breaking of time-reversal symmetry'' in the superconducting state. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nippon Butsuri Gakkai-Shi
Journal Volume
59
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 467-471
ISSN
0029-0181

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
35083694
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
ANTIMONIDES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MUON SPIN RELAXATION; OSMIUM IONS; PRASEODYMIUM IONS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; SYMMETRY; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE
Descriptors DEC
ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; IONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PNICTIDES; RELAXATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES

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Notes
29 refs., 3 figs.