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Re-entrant superconductivity in a magnetically ordered superconductor: La(1-x)Gd(x)Ru/sub 2/

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OSTI ID:5777605
We have measured the critical temperature (Tc) and the upper critical magnetic field (Hc2) of La(1-x)Gd(x)Ru2. At low concentrations of the magnetic impurity (Gd), the suppression of Tc follows the expected Abrikosov-Gorkov (A-G) pair breaking curve. However, for larger concentrations, strong deviations below A-G are observed. Samples in this region (4. < or = x < or = 5. at. %) exhibit two Tc's. La(1-x)Gd(x)Ru2 is known to order magnetically, probably as a spin glass, and the magnetic ordering temperature (T sub M) has been measured in the normal state. This T sub M curve intersects the Tc curve in the concentration range where the Tc curve is re-entrant and we therefore attribute the re-entrant Tc behavior to the magnetic ordering of the Gd(3+) ions.
Research Organization:
California Univ., Los Angeles (USA). Dept. of Physics
OSTI ID:
5777605
Report Number(s):
AD-A-062382
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English