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Multigap Superconductivity in the Filled-Skutterudite Compound LaRu$_4$As$_{12}$ probed by muon spin rotation
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Muon spin rotation ($\mu$SR) and inelastic X-ray scattering (IXS) were used to investigate the superconducting properties of the filled-skutterudite compound LaRu$_{4}$As$_{12}$. A two-gap isotropic ($s+s$)-wave model can explain the temperature dependence of the superfluid density. Zero field $\mu$SR measurements confirm that the time-reversal symmetry does not break upon entering the superconducting state. The measurements of lattice dynamics at 2, 20 and 300 K revealed temperature dependencies of the phonon modes that do not follow strictly a hardening of phonon frequencies upon cooling as expected within the quasi-harmonic picture. The 20~K data rather mark a turning point for the majority of the phonon frequencies. Indeed a hardening is observed approaching 20~K from above, while for a few branches a weak softening is visible upon further cooling to 2~K. The observed dispersion relations of phonon modes throughout the Brillouin zone matches with the DFT prediction quite closely. Our results point out that cubic LaRu$_{4}$As$_{12}$ is a good reference material for studying multiband superconductivity, including those with lower crystallographic symmetries such as iron arsenide-based superconductors.<br />Comment: 8 pages, 8 figures
Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.2209.11688
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.106.134516