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Anisotropic superconductivity in ZrB$_{12}$ near critical Bogomolnyi point
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The superconductors with the Ginzburg-Landau (G-L) parameter ($\kappa$) $\sim1/\sqrt{2}$ exist near a critical Bogolomonyi (B) point where they show inter-type domains between type-I and type-II superconductivity. While such physics is well understood for isotropic superconductors, the experimental investigation of the physics of anisotropic superconductors near a critical B-point remains an unattained goal mainly due to the unavailability of model material systems. Theoretically, such superconductors are expected to show type-I or type-II behaviour for definite directions of an applied magnetic field. Here, from directional point-contact Andreev reflection spectroscopy and field-angle dependent ac magnetic susceptibility measurements, we show that ZrB$_{12}$ is an anisotropic superconductor, and it exhibits field-direction dependent type-I and type-II behaviour. These observations match remarkably well with the theoretical expectations for an anisotropic superconductor near a critical B-point. Therefore, our results project ZrB$_{12}$ as a model material system where the physics of inter-type anisotropic superconductivity can be explored experimentally.<br />Comment: To appear in $\textit{Physical Review B}$
- Subjects :
- Condensed Matter - Superconductivity
Condensed Matter - Materials Science
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.2203.01275
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.105.094504