Time-reversal symmetry breaking in the superconducting low carrier density quasiskutterudite 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
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.107.L100506 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
The complex structure of the Remeika phases, the intriguing quantum states they display, and their low carrier concentrations are strong motivations to study the nature of their superconducting phases. In this Letter, the microscopic properties of the superconducting phase of single-crystalline Lu3Os4Ge13 are investigated by muon-spin relaxation and rotation (μSR) measurements. The zero-field μSR data reveal the presence of spontaneous static or quasistatic magnetic fields in the superconducting state, breaking time-reversal symmetry; the associated internal magnetic-field scale is found to be exceptionally large (≃ 0.11 mT). Furthermore, transverse-field μSR measurements in the vortex state of Lu3Os4Ge13 imply a complex gap function with significantly different strengths on different parts of the Fermi surface. Although 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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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lu3Os4Ge13 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 3.1 | Pressure not reported | unknown |
| Lu3Os4Ge13 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 3.1 | Pressure not reported | unknown |
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