Multigap superconductivity in the heavy-Fermion system CeCoIn5

New thermal conductivity experiments on the heavy-fermion superconductor CeCoIn5 down to 10 mK rule out the suggested existence of unpaired electrons. Moreover, they reveal strong multigap effects with a remarkably low "critical" field Hc2S for the small gap band, showing that the complexi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review letters 2008-07, Vol.101 (4), p.046401-046401
Hauptverfasser: Seyfarth, G, Brison, J P, Knebel, G, Aoki, D, Lapertot, G, Flouquet, J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:New thermal conductivity experiments on the heavy-fermion superconductor CeCoIn5 down to 10 mK rule out the suggested existence of unpaired electrons. Moreover, they reveal strong multigap effects with a remarkably low "critical" field Hc2S for the small gap band, showing that the complexity of heavy-fermion band structure has a direct impact on their response under magnetic field.
ISSN:0031-9007
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.046401