Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1625788 | Journal of Alloys and Compounds | 2007 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Temperature dependencies of the nuclear spin-relaxation rate and specific heat of PuCoGa5 and isostructural PuRhGa5 are consistent with their superconductivity being unconventional. A simple model of hybridization between localized f-electrons and itinerant conduction-band electrons gives a framework for interpreting basic similarities and differences between these Pu-based superconductors and their Ce-based analogs. This model also provides a rationale for the correlation between Tc and a characteristic spin-energy scale in these materials.
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Authors
J.D. Thompson, N.J. Curro, Tuson Park, E.D. Bauer, J.L. Sarrao,