Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1518175 | Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Using ultraclean single crystals, a number of unprecedented superconducting properties are reported in heavy-Fermion compound URu2Si2. The uniqueness is best highlighted by the field-induced superconductor-insulator-like first-order transition at upper critical fields, which is a direct consequence of the electronic structure imposed by the “hidden order”. There is also strong evidence for two distinct superconducting gaps having different nodal topology. This intriguing superconducting state adds a unique and exciting example to the list of unconventional superconductors.
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Authors
Y. Kasahara, T. Iwasawa, H. Shishido, T. Shibauchi, K. Behnia, Y. Haga, T.D. Matsuda, Y. Onuki, M. Sigrist, Y. Matsuda,