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Experimental signatures of nodeless multiband superconductivity in a [Formula: see text] single crystal.

Authors :
Kim C
Bhoi D
Sur Y
Jeon BG
Wulferding D
Min BH
Kim J
Kim KH
Source :
Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2021 Jun 28; Vol. 11 (1), pp. 13383. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 28.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

In order to understand the superconducting gap nature of a [Formula: see text] single crystal with [Formula: see text], in-plane thermal conductivity [Formula: see text], in-plane London penetration depth [Formula: see text], and the upper critical fields [Formula: see text] have been investigated. At zero magnetic field, it is found that no residual linear term [Formula: see text] exists and [Formula: see text] follows a power-law [Formula: see text] (T: temperature) with n = 2.66 at [Formula: see text], supporting nodeless superconductivity. Moreover, the magnetic-field dependence of [Formula: see text]/T clearly shows a shoulder-like feature at a low field region. The temperature dependent [Formula: see text] curves for both in-plane and out-of-plane field directions exhibit clear upward curvatures near [Formula: see text], consistent with the shape predicted by the two-band theory and the anisotropy ratio between the [Formula: see text](T) curves exhibits strong temperature-dependence. All these results coherently suggest that [Formula: see text] is a nodeless, multiband superconductor.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2045-2322
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Scientific reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
34183706
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92709-8