Published February 4, 1985 | Version v1
Journal article

Upper critical magnetic field of the heavy-fermion superconductor UBe13

  • 1. Department of Physics and Institute for Pure and Applied Physical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093

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The temperature dependence of the upper critical magnetic field H/sub c/2(T) of the heavy-fermion superconductor UBe13 was determined resistively. The magnitude of the initial slope of H/sub c/2(T), approx.420 kOe/K, is the largest value ever reported for a bulk superconductor. The curve of H/sub c/2 vs T has an extremely unusual shape with a linear region that persists to very low temperatures. The anomalous shape of H/sub c/2(T) cannot be accounted for by current theories of either conventional or p-wave superconductivity

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Volume
54
Journal Issue
5
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
477-480
ISSN
0031-9007