Abstract
CePt3Si exhibits antiferromagnetic order at TN ≈ 2.2 K and superconductivity (SC) at Tc ≈ 0.75 K. Large values of H′c2 ≈ -8.5 T/K and Hc2(0) ≈ 5 T indicate Cooper pairs formed out of heavy quasiparticles. The mass enhancement originates from Kondo interaction with a characteristic temperature TK ≈ 8 K. NMR and μSR measurements evidence coexistence of SC and long-range magnetic order on a microscopic scale. Moreover, CePt3Si is the first heavy-fermion SC without an inversion symmetry. This gives rise to a novel type of the NMR relaxation rate 1/T1 never reported before for other heavy-fermion superconductors. Studies of Si/Ge substitution allow us to establish a phase diagram.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | D401-D406 |
Journal | Czechoslovak Journal of Physics |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | SUPPL. 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- CePtSi
- Magnetic order
- Superconductivity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy