We report superconductive iridium pnictides BaxIr4X12 (X = As and P) with a filled skutterudite structure, demonstrating that Ba filling dramatically alters their electronic properties and induces a nonmetal-to-metal transition with increasing the Ba content x. The highest superconducting transition temperatures are 4.8 and 5.6 K observed for BaxIr4As12 and BaxIr4P12, respectively. The superconductivity in BaxIr4X12 can classified into the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer type with intermediate coupling.
By performing a series of thermodynamic measurements in an applied magnetic field $H_{\textrm{ext}}$, we investigated the effects of Eu substitution on the Pr sites in filled skutterudite compound Pr$_{1-x}$Eu$_x$Pt$_4$Ge$_{12}$ ($ 0 \leq x \leq 1$). A heat capacity Schottky anomaly is present over the whole doping range. For the samples with $x > 0.5$, these Schottky anomaly peaks shift to lower temperature with increasing $H_{\textrm{ext}}$. We argue that this behavior reflects the antiferromagnetic (AFM) ordering of the Eu moments, as the AFM transition is suppressed by $H_{\textrm{ext}}$. …
Evidence for s-wave superconductivity with antiferromagnetic fluctuations in filled skutterudite LaFe$_{4}$P$_{12}$: $^{139}$La and $^{31}$P-NMR studies
我们对填充方钴矿超导体LaFe $_{4}$ P $_{12}$进行了$^{139}$ La，$^{31}$ P-NMR研究，其临界温度为$T_c=4.1$ K。在正常状态下，反铁磁（AFM）波动的存在下，有限波矢建议从核自旋晶格弛豫率$1/T_1$和奈特位移之间的关系。在超导（SC）状态下，观察到明显的相干峰$T_c$下方，很容易被抑制的外加电场。观察到$1/T_1$的指数下降，暗示了具有$2Δ/k_{\rm B}T_c =3.8$的各向同性超导带隙。此外，我们观察到骑士位移的减少，表明$T_c$以下的单对形成。这些结果清楚地证明了LaFe $_{4}$ P $_{12}$是一种罕见的具有显著AFM涨落的s波超导体。
Evidence for Point Nodes in the Superconducting Gap Function in the Filled Skutterudite Heavy-Fermion Compound PrOs4Sb12: 123Sb-NQR Study under Pressure
A de Haas-van Alphen study of the filled skutterudite compounds PrOs$_4$As$_{12}$ and LaOs$_4$As$_{12}$
在高达40 T的磁场下，对填充方钴矿PrOs $_4$ As $_{12}$和LaOs $_4$ As $_{12}$单晶的磁化率和de Haas-van Alphen效应随磁场方向的变化进行了全面的研究。几个峰值中观察到的低场磁化率的PrOs $_4$作为$_{12}$，对应于级联的变磁性转变分离的低场反铁磁和高场顺磁金属（PMM）相。de Haas-van Alphen实验表明，PMM相的PrOs $_4$ As $_{12}$和LaOs $_4$ As $_{12}$的费米面拓扑结构非常相似.此外，它们与LaOs $_4$ As $_{12}$在PrOs $_4$ As $_{12}$晶格上的能带结构计算的预测也有合理的一致性.这两个观察结果表明，Pr 4 $f$电子的PMM阶段的巡回准粒子的数量贡献不大。然而，虽然LaOs $_4$ As $_{12}$的性质表明一个传统的超导费米液体，直接交换和电子相关的影响被检测到的PMM相的PrOs $_4$ As $_{12}$。例如，准粒子的有效质量在PrOs $_4$作为$_{12}$被发现减少与增加的领域，可能反映了逐渐抑制与接近的低温，低场反铁磁状态的磁波动。
Muon spin rotation ($μ$SR) and inelastic X-ray scattering (IXS) were used to investigate the superconducting properties of the filled-skutterudite compound LaRu$_{4}$As$_{12}$. A two-gap isotropic ($s+s$)-wave model can explain the temperature dependence of the superfluid density. Zero field $μ$SR measurements confirm that the time-reversal symmetry does not break upon entering the superconducting state. The measurements of lattice dynamics at 2, 20 and 300 K revealed temperature dependencies of the phonon modes that do not follow strictly a hardening of phonon frequencies upon cooling as expe…
Motivated by the recent observation of ferromagnetic spin correlations in the filled skutterudite SrFe$_4$As$_{12}$ [Ding et al., Phys. Rev. B 98, 155149 (2018)], we have carried out $^{75}$As nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) measurements to investigate the role of magnetic fluctuations in a newly discovered isostructural superconductor SrOs$_4$As$_{12}$ with a superconducting transition temperature of $T_{\rm c}$ $\sim$ 4.8 K. Knight shift $K$ determined by the NQR spectrum under a small magnetic field ($\le$ 0.5 T) is nearly independent of temperature, …
Weak Interband-Coupling Superconductivity in the Filled Skutterudite LaPt4Ge12
利用隧道二极管振荡器（TDO）方法测量了LaPt $_{4}$ Ge $_{12}$的磁穿透深度$λ(T,B)$和超流密度$ρ_s(T)$，并利用横场μ子自旋旋转（$μ$ SR）谱研究了超导体的超导配对态.在$T\ll T_{c}$处，$λ(T)$遵循指数型温度依赖关系，但其零温度值$λ(0)$随磁场线性增加。详细的分析表明，$λ(T)$和相应的$ρ_{s}(T)$，测量的迈斯纳态的TDO方法是很好地描述了一个双间隙$γ$模型与间隙大小的$Δ_1(0)=1.31k_{B}T_c$和$Δ_2(0)=1.80k_{B}T_c$和一个非常弱的带间耦合。相比之下，$ρ_s(T)$，从$μ\rm{SR}$的数据在一个小的领域，可以通过一个单一的间隙BCS模型与接近$Δ_2(0)$的间隙。我们得出结论：LaPt $_{4}$ Ge $_{12}$是一种边缘双能隙超导体，小能隙$Δ_1$似乎被小磁场破坏。相比之下，在PrPt $_4$ Ge $_{12}$中，$4f$ -电子可以增强带间耦合，因此，产生更稳健的多带超导性。
