Novel superconductivity and magnetism in CePt3Si

  • E. Bauer
  • , G. Hilscher
  • , H. Michor
  • , M. Sieberer
  • , E. W. Scheidt
  • , A. Gribanov
  • , Yu Seropegin
  • , P. Rogl
  • , W. Y. Song
  • , J. G. Park
  • , D. T. Adroja
  • , A. Amato
  • , M. Nicklas
  • , G. Sparn
  • , M. Yogi
  • , Y. Kitaoka

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

5 Citations (Scopus)

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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)D401-D406
JournalCzechoslovak Journal of Physics
Volume54
Issue numberSUPPL. 4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • CePtSi
  • Magnetic order
  • Superconductivity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Novel superconductivity and magnetism in CePt3Si'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this