Published March 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

The superconducting gap structure of PrOs4Sb12 and CeRu2 probed by C(H,φ)

  • 1. Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581 (Japan) and Institute of Solid State Physics, Vienna University of Technology, 1040 Vienna (Austria)
  • 2. Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581 (Japan)
  • 3. Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, University of Tokushima, Tokushima 770-8502 (Japan)
  • 4. Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397 (Japan)
  • 5. Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043 (Japan)
  • 6. Department of Physics, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530 (Japan)

Description

We have performed measurements of the angle-resolved specific heat C(H,φ) on PrOs4Sb12 and the well-known s-wave superconductor CeRu2 in order to gain information about their respective superconducting (SC) gap structure. PrOs4Sb12 exhibits pronounced minima (maxima) in C(H,φ) along the [100] ([111]) directions. CeRu2 shows minima (maxima) along the [110] ([100]) directions. The field dependence of the oscillation amplitude of C(φ), vertical bar A vertical bar, shows similar behavior for both suggesting finite minima in the SC gap, where C(φ) is smallest. On the other hand, in comparison the temperature dependence of |A| shows aberrant behavior

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.10.270;
PII
S0304-8853(06)01459-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Journal Volume
310
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 700-702
ISSN
0304-8853
CODEN
JMMMDC

Conference

Title
17. international conference on magnetism
Dates
20-25 Aug 2006
Place
Kyoto (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39022398
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AMPLITUDES; ANISOTROPY; ANTIMONY ALLOYS; CERIUM ALLOYS; OSCILLATIONS; OSMIUM ALLOYS; PRASEODYMIUM ALLOYS; RUTHENIUM ALLOYS; S WAVES; SPECIFIC HEAT; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; SUPERCONDUCTORS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; PARTIAL WAVES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLATINUM METAL ALLOYS; RARE EARTH ALLOYS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS

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Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.