Reply to "comment on 'Muon-spin-rotation study of the superconducting properties of Mo3Sb7'"

V. H. Tran, A. D. Hillier, D. T. Adroja

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Abstract

Khasanov [preceding Comment, Phys. Rev. B82, 016501 (2010)]10.1103/ PhysRevB.82.016501 have published a Comment aiming to show that our analysis with the assumption of two superconducting energy gaps in Mo3 Sb7 cannot be justified. Further, they have shown that our heat-capacity data can be accounted for using a single isotropic gap with a small amount of impurity but failed to mention the quantitative amount of the impurity. In this Reply, we address the key issues raised by Khasanov in their Comment and show again with our analysis that our μSR data fit better with two energy gaps. Furthermore, our reanalysis of the heat-capacity data based on a single gap with the impurity term reveals that one needs 7.3% of the impurity to account for the low-temperature heat capacity, which is very high and has not been seen in our x-ray diffraction or electron probe micro-analyzer studies. We also discuss the point on the London model raised by Khasanov Further, we present some experimental evidence that supports the two-gap model over the one-gap model.

Original languageEnglish
Article number016502
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume82
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Jul 2010
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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