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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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