Magnetic-field dependence of superconducting energy gaps in YNi2B2C: Evidence of multiband superconductivity
S. Mukhopadhyay, Goutam Sheet, P. Raychaudhuri, H. Takeya
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.014545 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
We present results of an in-field directional point-contact spectroscopy study of the quaternary borocarbide superconductor YNi2B2C, which is characterized by a highly anisotropic superconducting gap function. For I‖a, the superconducting energy gap (Δ), decreases linearly with magnetic field and vanishes at around 3.25T, which is well below the upper critical field (Hc2∼6T) measured at the same temperature (2K). For I‖c, on the other hand, Δ decreases weakly with magnetic field but the broadening parameter (Γ) increases rapidly with magnetic field with the absence of any resolvable feature above 3.5T. From an analysis of the field variation of energy gaps and the zero-bias density of states we show that the unconventional gap function observed in this material could originate from multiband superconductivity.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| YNi2B2C Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 14.5 | Pressure not reported | onset |
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