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M. B. Maple

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arXiv2016

29Si nuclear magnetic resonance study of URu2Si2 under pressure

We report 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance measurements of single crystals and aligned powders of URu2Si2 under pressure in the hidden order and paramagnetic phases. We find that the Knight shift decreases with applied pressure, consistent with previous measurements of the static magnetic susceptibility. Previous measurements of the spin lattice relaxation time revealed a partial suppression of the density of states below 30 K. This suppression persists under pressure, and the onset temperature is mildly enhanced.

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arXiv2015

Universal Heat Conduction in Ce1-xYbxCoIn5: Evidence for Robust Nodal d-wave Superconducting Gap

In heavy-fermion superconductor Ce$_{1-x}$Yb$_x$CoIn$_5$ system, Yb doping was reported to cause a possible change from nodal $d$-wave superconductivity to a fully gapped $d$-wave molecular superfluid of composite pairs near $x \approx$ 0.07 (nominal value $x_{nom}$ = 0.2). Here we present systematic thermal conductivity measurements on Ce$_{1-x}$Yb$_x$CoIn$_5$ ($x$ = 0.013, 0.084, and 0.163) single crystals. The observed finite residual linear term $κ_0/T$ is insensitive to Yb doping, verifying the universal heat conduction of nodal $d$-wave superconducting gap in Ce$_{1-x}$Yb$_x$CoIn$_5$. Similar universal heat conduction is also observed in CeCo(In$_{1-y}$Cd$_y$)$_5$ system. These results reveal robust nodal $d$-wave gap in CeCoIn$_5$ upon Yb or Cd doping.

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arXiv2015

The CeMIn5 (M = Rh, Ir and Co) System and the Single Energy Scale Model of Metamagnetism

For a decade and a half, CeCoIn$_5$ and related alloys have served as a rich playground to explore the interplay between magnetism and unconventional superconductivity. Despite this extended study, the presence/absence of metamagnetism (MM) in this ternary system remains as an unresolved issue. Here we show that the linear and non-linear magnetic response in CeMIn$_5$ (M = Rh, Ir and Co) can be understood within the context of the recently proposed single energy scale (SES) model of MM. New measurements of the third-order susceptibility, $χ_3$, in CeCoIn$_5$ are presented and together with the known systematics of the linear susceptibility in all three compounds, are shown to be consistent with the SES model. Predictions are made for the MM critical field in CeCoIn$_5$ and the fifth-order susceptibility, $χ_5$.

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arXiv2015

Electrodynamics of the antiferromagnetic phase in URu$_2$Si$_2$

We present data on the optical conductivity of URu$_{2-x}$(Fe,Os)$_{x}$Si$_{2}$. While the parent material URu$_2$Si$_2$ enters the enigmatic hidden order phase below 17.5 K, an antiferromagnetic phase is induced by the substitution of Fe or Os onto the Ru sites. We find that both the HO and the AFM phases exhibit an identical gap structure that is characterized by a loss of conductivity below the gap energy with spectral weight transferred to a narrow frequency region just above the gap, the typical optical signature of a density wave. The AFM phase is marked by strong increases in both transition temperature and the energy of the gap associated with the transition. In the normal phase just above the transition the optical scattering rate varies as $ω^2$. We find that in both the HO and the AFM phases, our data are consistent with elastic resonant scattering of a Fermi liquid. This indicates that the appearance of a coherent state is a necessary condition for either ordered phase to emerge. Our measurements favor models in which the HO and the AFM phases are driven by the common physics of a nesting-induced density-wave-gap.

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arXiv2015

Pressure-Induced Phase Transition in La$_{1-x}$Sm$_{x}$O$_{0.5}$F$_{0.5}$BiS$_2$

Electrical resistivity measurements on La$_{1-x}$Sm$_{x}$O$_{0.5}$F$_{0.5}$BiS$_{2}$ ($x$ = 0.1, 0.3, 0.6, 0.8) have been performed under applied pressures up to 2.6 GPa from 2 K to room temperature. The superconducting transition temperature $T$$_{c}$ of each sample significantly increases at a Sm-concentration dependent pressure $P$$_{\rm t}$, indicating a pressure-induced phase transition from a low-$T$$_{c}$ to a high-$T$$_{c}$ phase. The compounds that have higher Sm concentrations have higher $T$$_{c}$ values at ambient pressure; however, the $T$$_{c}$ values at $P$ $>$ $P$$_{\rm t}$ decrease with $x$ and $P$$_{\rm t}$ shifts to higher pressures with Sm substitution. In the normal state, semiconducting-like behavior is suppressed and metallic conduction is induced with increasing pressure in all of the samples. These results suggest that the pressure dependence of $T$$_{c}$ for the BiS$_{2}$-based superconductors is related to the lattice parameters at ambient pressure and enable us to estimate the evolution of $T$$_{c}$ for SmO$_{0.5}$F$_{0.5}$BiS$_{2}$ under pressure.

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arXiv2015

Pressure dependence of the charge-density-wave and superconducting states in GdTe$_3$, TbTe$_3$ and DyTe$_3$

We present electrical resistivity and ac-susceptibility measurements of GdTe$_3$, TbTe$_3$ and DyTe$_3$ performed under pressure. An upper charge-density-wave (CDW) is suppressed at a rate of $\mathrm{d}T_{\mathrm{CDW,1}}/\mathrm{d}P$ = $-$85 K/GPa. For TbTe$_3$ and DyTe$_3$, a second CDW below $T_{\mathrm{CDW,2}}$ increases with pressure until it reaches the $T_{\mathrm{CDW,1}}$($P$) line. For GdTe$_3$, the lower CDW emerges as pressure is increased above $\sim$ 1 GPa. As these two CDW states are suppressed with pressure, superconductivity (SC) appears in the three compounds at lower temperatures. Ac-susceptibility experiments performed on TbTe$_3$ provide compelling evidence for bulk SC in the low-pressure region of the phase diagram. We provide measurements of superconducting critical fields and discuss the origin of a high-pressure superconducting phase occurring above 5 GPa.

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arXiv2015

Superconducting materials classes: introduction and overview

An introduction to and overview of the contents of this Special Issue are given. 32 classes of superconducting materials are discussed, grouped under the three categories "conventional", "possibly unconventional" and "unconventional" according to the mechanism believed to give rise to superconductivity.

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arXiv2015

Broken Time Reversal Symmetry in Superconducting Pr1-xCexPt4Ge12

We report results of zero-field muon spin relaxation experiments on the filled-skutterudite superconductors~Pr$_{1-x}$Ce$_{x}$Pt$_4$Ge$_{12}$, $x = 0$, 0.07, 0.1, and 0.2, to investigate the effect of Ce doping on broken time-reversal symmetry (TRS) in the superconducting state. In these alloys broken TRS is signaled by the onset of a spontaneous static local magnetic field~$B_s$ below the superconducting transition temperature. We find that $B_s$ decreases linearly with $x$ and $\to 0$ at $x \approx 0.4$, close to the concentration above which superconductivity is no longer observed. The (Pr,Ce)Pt$_4$Ge$_{12}$ and isostructural (Pr,La)Os$_4$Sb$_{12}$ alloy series both exhibit superconductivity with broken TRS, and in both the decrease of $B_s$ is proportional to the decrease of Pr concentration. This suggests that Pr-Pr intersite interactions are responsible for the broken TRS\@. The two alloy series differ in that the La-doped alloys are superconducting for all La concentrations, suggesting that in (Pr,Ce)Pt$_4$Ge$_{12}$ pair-breaking by Ce doping suppresses superconductivity. For all $x$ the dynamic muon spin relaxation rate decreases somewhat in the superconducting state. This may be due to Korringa relaxation by conduction electrons, which is reduced by the opening of the superconducting energy gap.

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arXiv2015

Superconductivity in the presence of disorder in skutterudite-related La$_3$Co$_4$Sn$_{13}$ and La$_3$Ru$_4$Sn$_{13}$ compounds; electrical transport and magnetic studies

La$_3$Co$_4$Sn$_{13}$ and La$_3$Ru$_4$Sn$_{13}$ were categorized as BCS superconductors. In a plot of the critical field $H_{c2}$ vs $T$, La$_3$Ru$_4$Sn$_{13}$ displays a second superconducting phase at the higher critical temperature $T_c^{\star}$, characteristic of inhomogeneous superconductors, while La$_3$Co$_4$Sn$_{13}$ shows bulk superconductivity below $T_c$. We observe a decrease in critical temperatures with external pressure and magnetic field for both compounds with $\frac{dT_c^{\star}}{dP} > \frac{dT_c}{dP}$. The pressure dependences of $T_c$ are interpreted according to the McMillan theory and understood to be a consequence of lattice stiffening. The investigation of the superconducting state of La$_3$Co$_x$Ru$_{4-x}$Sn$_{13}$ shows a $T_c^{\star}$ that is larger then $T_c$ for $x<4$. This unique and unexpected observation is discussed as a result of the local disorder and/or the effect of chemical pressure when Ru atoms are partially replaced by smaller Co atoms.

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arXiv2014

Chemical pressure tuning of URu$_2$Si$_2$ via isoelectronic substitution of Ru with Fe

We have used specific heat and neutron diffraction measurements on single crystals of URu$_{2-x}$Fe$_x$Si$_2$ for Fe concentrations $x$ $\leq$ 0.7 to establish that chemical substitution of Ru with Fe acts as "chemical pressure" $P_{ch}$ as previously proposed by Kanchanavatee et al. [Phys. Rev. B {\bf 84}, 245122 (2011)] based on bulk measurements on polycrystalline samples. Notably, neutron diffraction reveals a sharp increase of the uranium magnetic moment at $x=0.1$, reminiscent of the behavior at the "hidden order" (HO) to large moment antiferromagnetic (LMAFM) phase transition observed at a pressure $P_x\approx$ 0.5-0.7~GPa in URu$_2$Si$_2$. Using the unit cell volume determined from our measurements and an isothermal compressibility $κ_{T} = 5.2 \times 10^{-3}$ GPa$^{-1}$ for URu$_2$Si$_2$, we determine the chemical pressure $P_{ch}$ in URu$_{2-x}$Fe$_x$Si$_2$ as a function of $x$. The resulting temperature $T$-chemical pressure $P_{ch}$ phase diagram for URu$_{2-x}$Fe$_x$Si$_2$ is in agreement with the established temperature $T$-external pressure $P$ phase diagram of URu$_2$Si$_2$.

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arXiv2014

Quantum criticality and superconducting pairing in Ce(1-x)Yb(x)CoIn5 alloys

In this paper we review some of our recent experimental and theoretical results on transport and thermodynamic properties of heavy-fermion alloys Ce(1-x)Yb(x)CoIn5. Charge transport measurements under magnetic field and pressure on these single crystalline alloys revealed that: (i) relatively small Yb substitution suppresses the field induced quantum critical point, with a complete suppression for nominal Yb doping x>0.20; (ii) the superconducting transition temperature Tc and Kondo lattice coherence temperature T* decrease with x, yet they remain finite over the wide range of Yb concentrations; (iii) both Tc and T* increase with pressure; (iv) there are two contributions to resistivity, which show different temperature and pressure dependences, implying that both heavy and light quasiparticles contribute to inelastic scattering. We also analyzed theoretically the pressure dependence of both T* and Tc within the composite pairing theory. In the purely static limit, when we ignore the lattice dynamics, we find that the composite pairing mechanism necessarily causes opposite behaviors of T* and Tc with pressure: if T* grows with pressure, Tc must decrease with pressure and vice versa.

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arXiv2014

Pressure studies of the quantum critical alloy Ce(0.93)Yb(0.07)CoIn5

Here we present our experimental and theoretical study of the effects of pressure on the transport properties of the heavy-fermion alloy Ce(1-x)Yb(x)CoIn5 with x~0.07. We specifically choose this value of ytterbium concentration because the magnetic-field-induced quantum critical point, which separates the antiferromagnetic and paramagnetic states at zero temperature, approaches zero, as has been established in previous studies. Our measurements show that pressure further suppresses quantum fluctuations in this alloy, just as it does in the parent compound CeCoIn5. In contrast, the square-root temperature dependent part of resistivity remains insensitive to pressure, indicating that the heavy-quasiparticles are not involved in the scattering processes leading to such a temperature dependent resistivity. We demonstrate that the growth of the coherence temperature with pressure, as well as the decrease of the residual resistivity, can be accurately described by employing the coherent potential approximation for a disordered Kondo lattice.

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arXiv2014

Non-Fermi Liquid Behavior Close to a Quantum Critical Point in a Ferromagnetic State without Local Moments

A quantum critical point (QCP) occurs upon chemical doping of the weak itinerant ferromagnet Sc_{3.1}In. Remarkable for a system with no local moments, the QCP is accompanied by non-Fermi liquid (NFL) behavior, manifested in the logarithmic divergence of the specific heat both in the ferro- and the paramagnetic states. Sc_{3.1}In displays critical scaling and NFL behavior in the ferromagnetic state, akin to what had been observed only in f-electron, local moment systems. With doping, critical scaling is observed close to the QCP, as the critical exponents, and delta, gamma and beta have weak composition dependence, with delta nearly twice, and beta almost half of their respective mean-field values. The unusually large paramagnetic moment mu_PM~1.3 mu_B/F.U. is nearly composition-independent. Evidence for strong spin fluctuations, accompanying the QCP at x_c = 0.035 +- 0.005, may be ascribed to the reduced dimensionality of Sc_{3.1}In, associated with the nearly one-dimensional Sc-In chains.

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arXiv2014

Landau Renormalizations of Superfluid density in Heavy Fermion Superconductor CeCoIn5

The formation of heavy fermion bands can occur by means of the conversion of a periodic array of local moments into itinerant electrons via the Kondo effect and the huge consequent Fermi-liquid renormalizations. Leggett predicted for liquid $^3$He that Fermi-liquid renormalizations change in the superconducting state, leading to a temperature dependence of the London penetration depth~$Λ$ quite different from that in the BCS theory. Using Leggett's theory, as modified for heavy fermions, it is possible to extract from the measured temperature dependence of $Λ$ in high quality samples both Landau parameters $F_0^s$ and $F_1^s$; this has never been accomplished before. A modification of the temperature dependence of the specific heat $C_\mathrm{el}$, related to that of $Λ$, is also expected. We have carefully determined the magnitude and temperature dependence of $Λ$ in CeCoIn$_5$ by muon spin relaxation rate measurements to obtain $F_0^s = 36 \pm 1$ and $F_1^s = 1.2 \pm 0.3$, and find a consistent change in the temperature dependence of electronic specific heat $C_\mathrm{el}$. This, the first determination of $F_1^s$ with a value~$\ll F_0^s$ in a heavy fermion compound, tests the basic assumption of the theory of heavy fermions, that the frequency dependence of the self-energy is much more important than its momentum dependence.

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arXiv2014

Effect of yttrium substitution on the superconducting properties of the system La$_{1-\textit{x}}$Y$_{\textit{x}}$O$_{0.5}$F$_{0.5}$BiS$_{2}$

We present the effect of yttrium substitution on superconductivity in the La$_{1-\textit{x}}$Y$_{\textit{x}}$O$_{0.5}$F$_{0.5}$BiS$_{2}$ system. Polycrystalline samples with nominal Y concentrations up to 40% were synthesized and characterized via electrical resistivity, magnetic susceptibility, and specific heat measurements. Y substitution reduces the lattice parameter \textit{a} and unit cell volume \textit{V}, and a correlation between the lattice parameter \textit{c}, the La-O-La bond angle, and the superconducting critical temperature $T_c$ is observed. The chemical pressure induced by Y substitution for La produces neither the high-$T_c$ superconducting phase nor the structural phase transition seen in LaO$_{0.5}$F$_{0.5}$BiS$_{2}$ under externally applied pressure.

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arXiv2014

Enhancement of Superconductivity in La$_{1-x}$Sm$_{x}$O$_{0.5}$F$_{0.5}$BiS$_2$

The superconducting and normal-state properties of La$_{1-x}$Sm$_{x}$O$_{0.5}$F$_{0.5}$BiS$_{2}$ (0.1 $\leqslant$ $x$ $\leqslant$ 0.9) have been studied via electrical resistivity, magnetic susceptibility, and specific heat measurements. By using suitable synthesis conditions, Sm exhibits considerable solubility into the CeOBiS$_{2}$-type LaO$_{0.5}$F$_{0.5}$BiS$_{2}$ lattice. In addition to a considerable enhancement of the superconducting volume fraction, it is found that the superconducting transition temperature $T_{c}$ is dramatically enhanced with increasing Sm concentration to 5.4 K at $x$ = 0.8. These results suggest that $T_{c}$ for SmO$_{0.5}$F$_{0.5}$BiS$_{2}$ could be as high as $\sim$6.2 K and comparably high $T_{c}$ values might also be obtained in $Ln$O$_{0.5}$F$_{0.5}$BiS$_{2}$ ($Ln$ = Eu - Tm) if these compounds can be synthesized.

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