Unconventional superconductivity and magnetism in CePt3Si- xGex

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

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Abstract

CePt3Si is a novel ternary compound exhibiting antiferromagnetic order at TN≈2.2K and superconductivity (SC) at Tc≈0.75K. Large values of Hc2′≈-8.5T/K and Hc2(0)≈5T indicate Cooper pairs formed out of heavy quasiparticles. The mass enhancement originates from Kondo interaction with a characteristic temperature TK≈8K. 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 NMR relaxation rate 1/T1 which is very unique and 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)360-367
Number of pages8
JournalPhysica B: Condensed Matter
Volume359-361
Issue numberSPEC. ISS.
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Apr 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antiferromagnetism
  • CePtSi
  • Superconductivity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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