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Nuclear Spin-Lattice Relaxation in Kondo Superconductor

Journal Article · · J. Low Temp. Phys.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00116232· OSTI ID:6814374
The nuclear spin--lattice relaxation rate R/sub s/ in a Kondo superconductor has been calculated numerically in the framework of the Mueller-Hartmann-Zittartz depairing theory. The calculations have been performed in the case of the usual Korringa mechanism for certain concentrations of magnetic impurities and some typical values of T/sub kappa//T/sub c0/, where T/sub k/ is the Kondo temperature and T/sub c0/ is the superconducting transtition temperature in the absence of magnetic impurities. The temperature variation of R/sub s/ shows very interesting behavior for values of T/sub k//T/sub c0/ corresponding to the reentrance behavior of superconductivity. Results are compared with the experimental data on the La(Ce)Al/sub 2/ system obtained by MacLaughlin, Alloul, and Daugherty. Other Possible relaxation mechanisms in the La(Gd, Ce)Al/sub 2/ systems are also discussed.
Research Organization:
Department of Physics, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
OSTI ID:
6814374
Journal Information:
J. Low Temp. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Low Temp. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 30:7; ISSN JLTPA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English