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低载流子密度准方钴矿Lu3Os4Ge13超导态中的时间反演对称性破缺

Time-reversal symmetry breaking in superconducting low-carrier-density quasi-skutterudite Lu3Os4Ge13

A. Kataria, J. A. T. Verezhak, O. Prakash, R. K. Kushwaha, A. Thamizhavel, S. Ramakrishnan, M. S. Scheurer, A. D. Hillier, R. P. Singh

AI总结:

本文利用μSR测量研究了低载流子密度准方钴矿Lu3Os4Ge13的超导相,发现其超导态中存在时间反演对称性破缺及复杂能隙函数,表明该体系具有非常规超导特性。

摘要:

Remeika相的复杂结构、它们所展现的有趣量子态以及低载流子浓度,是研究其超导相本质的强烈动机。本工作通过μ子自旋弛豫与旋转(μSR)测量,研究了单晶Lu3Os4Ge13超导相的微观性质。零场μSR数据揭示超导态中存在自发静态或准静态磁场,破坏了时间反演对称性;所对应的内部磁场尺度被发现异常大(约0.18 mT)。此外,在Lu3Os4Ge13涡旋态中进行的横场μSR测量暗示其能隙函数是复杂的,在费米面不同部分具有显著不同的强度。虽然我们的测量并未完全确定序参量,但它们强烈表明电子-电子相互作用对于稳定该体系中的配对至关重要,从而证明了其非常规超导特性。

英文摘要:

The complex structure of the Remeika phases, the intriguing quantum states they display, and their low carrier concentrations are a strong motivation to study the nature of their superconducting phases. In this work, the microscopic properties of the superconducting phase of single-crystalline Lu$_3$Os$_4$Ge$_{13}$ are investigated by muon-spin relaxation and rotation ($μ$SR) measurements. The zero-field $μ$SR data reveal the presence of spontaneous static or quasi-static magnetic fields in the superconducting state, breaking time-reversal symmetry; the associated internal magnetic field scale is found to be exceptionally large ($\approx$ 0.18~mT). Furthermore, transverse-field $μ$SR measurements in the vortex state of Lu$_3$Os$_4$Ge$_{13}$ imply a complex gap function with significantly different strengths on different parts of the Fermi surface. While our measurements do not completely determine the order parameter, they strongly indicate that electron-electron interactions are essential to stabilizing pairing in the system, thus, demonstrating its unconventional nature.

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